How To Install r-cran-lamw on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lamw on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-lamw is GNU R Lambert-W function

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-lamw

r-cran-lamw is:

Implements both real-valued branches of the Lambert-W function (Corless et al, 1996) doi:10.1007/BF02124750 without the need for installing the entire GSL.

There are three methods to install r-cran-lamw 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-lamw 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-lamw using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-lamw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-lamw

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lamw

How To Uninstall r-cran-lamw on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lamw

Uninstall r-cran-lamw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-lamw 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-lamw

Remove r-cran-lamw Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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