How To Install r-cran-irkernel on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-irkernel on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-irkernel
r-cran-irkernel is:
Native R kernel for Jupyter, allowing R to be used in the notebook (or other interfaces), and providing autocompletion and rich display output.
There are three methods to install r-cran-irkernel 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-irkernel 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-irkernel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-irkernel
Install r-cran-irkernel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-irkernel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-irkernel
Install r-cran-irkernel 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-irkernel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-irkernel
How To Uninstall r-cran-irkernel on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-irkernel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-irkernel
Uninstall r-cran-irkernel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-irkernel 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-irkernel
Remove r-cran-irkernel Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-irkernel configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-irkernel
Remove r-cran-irkernel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-irkernel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-irkernel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-irkernel package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
