How To Install r-cran-grimport2 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-grimport2 on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-grimport2 is GNU R importing SVG graphics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-grimport2 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is r-cran-grimport2

r-cran-grimport2 is:

Functions for importing external vector images and drawing them as part of ‘R’ plots. This package is different from the ‘grImport’ package because, where that package imports ‘PostScript’ format images, this package imports ‘SVG’ format images. Furthermore, this package imports a specific subset of ‘SVG’, so external images must be preprocessed using a package like ‘rsvg’ to produce ‘SVG’ that this package can import. ‘SVG’ features that are not supported by ‘R’ graphics, e.g., gradient fills, can be imported and then exported via the ‘gridSVG’ package.

There are three methods to install r-cran-grimport2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-grimport2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-grimport2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-grimport2

Install r-cran-grimport2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-grimport2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-grimport2

Install r-cran-grimport2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-grimport2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-grimport2

How To Uninstall r-cran-grimport2 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-grimport2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-grimport2

Uninstall r-cran-grimport2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-grimport2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-grimport2

Remove r-cran-grimport2 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-grimport2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-grimport2

Remove r-cran-grimport2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-grimport2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-grimport2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-grimport2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.