How To Install r-cran-metap on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-metap on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-metap
r-cran-metap is:
The canonical way to perform meta-analysis involves using effect sizes. When they are not available this package provides a number of methods for meta-analysis of significance values including the methods of Edgington, Fisher, Lancaster, Stouffer, Tippett, and Wilkinson; a number of data-sets to replicate published results; and a routine for graphical display.
There are three methods to install r-cran-metap 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-metap 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-metap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-metap
Install r-cran-metap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-metap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-metap
Install r-cran-metap 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-metap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-metap
How To Uninstall r-cran-metap on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-metap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-metap
Uninstall r-cran-metap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-metap 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-metap
Remove r-cran-metap Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-metap configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-metap
Remove r-cran-metap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-metap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-metap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-metap package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
