How To Install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 is Toolkit Implementation of gWidgets for RGtk2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 is:

Port of the gWidgets API to the RGtk2 toolkit.

There are three methods to install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-gwidgetsrgtk2 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-gwidgetsrgtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

Install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

Install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 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-gwidgetsrgtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

How To Uninstall r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

Uninstall r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

Remove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

Remove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gwidgetsrgtk2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.