How To Install r-cran-miniui on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-miniui on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-miniui is Shiny UI Widgets for Small Screens

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-miniui on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-miniui

r-cran-miniui is:

Provides UI widget and layout functions for writing Shiny apps that work well on small screens. Designed to work especially well for creating Shiny Gadgets.

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

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

Install r-cran-miniui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-miniui

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-miniui

How To Uninstall r-cran-miniui on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-miniui

Uninstall r-cran-miniui And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-miniui 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-miniui

Remove r-cran-miniui Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-miniui configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-miniui package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.