How To Install r-cran-mime on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mime on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-mime
r-cran-mime is:
Guesses the MIME type from a filename extension using the data derived from /etc/mime.types in UNIX-type systems.
There are three methods to install r-cran-mime on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-mime 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-mime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-mime
Install r-cran-mime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-mime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-mime
Install r-cran-mime 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-mime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-mime
How To Uninstall r-cran-mime on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-mime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-mime
Uninstall r-cran-mime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-mime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-mime
Remove r-cran-mime Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-mime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-mime
Remove r-cran-mime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-mime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-mime
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
