How To Install r-cran-lme4 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lme4 on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-lme4
r-cran-lme4 is:
This CRAN package provides S4 classes and methods for fitting and examining linear mixed effects models (also called multilevel models, panel data models, and several other names) and generalized linear mixed effects models.
There are three methods to install r-cran-lme4 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-lme4 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-lme4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-lme4
Install r-cran-lme4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-lme4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-lme4
Install r-cran-lme4 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-lme4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lme4
How To Uninstall r-cran-lme4 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-lme4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lme4
Uninstall r-cran-lme4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-lme4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-lme4
Remove r-cran-lme4 Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-lme4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-lme4
Remove r-cran-lme4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-lme4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-lme4
Dependencies
r-cran-lme4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lme4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
