How To Install r-cran-htmltable on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmltable on Debian 9. r-cran-htmltable is GNU R package for advanced html tables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmltable on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-htmltable

r-cran-htmltable is:

The htmlTable package provides tables with state-of-the-art layout elements such as row spanners, column spanners, table spanners, zebra striping, and more. While allowing advanced layout, the underlying css-structure is simple in order to maximize compatibility with word processors such as ‘MS Word’ or ‘LibreOffice’. The package also contains a few text formatting functions that help outputting text compatible with HTML/‘LaTeX’.

There are three methods to install r-cran-htmltable on Debian 9. 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-htmltable 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-htmltable using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-htmltable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-htmltable

Install r-cran-htmltable 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-htmltable

How To Uninstall r-cran-htmltable on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-htmltable

Uninstall r-cran-htmltable And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-htmltable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-htmltable Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-htmltable configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-htmltable have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmltable package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.