How To Install r-cran-linprog on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-linprog on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-linprog is GNU R linear programming / optimization

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-linprog

r-cran-linprog is:

This package can be used to solve Linear Programming / Linear Optimization problems by using the simplex algorithm.

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

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

Install r-cran-linprog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-linprog

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-linprog

How To Uninstall r-cran-linprog on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-linprog

Uninstall r-cran-linprog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-linprog 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-linprog

Remove r-cran-linprog Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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