How To Install r-cran-modeltools on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-modeltools on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-modeltools is GNU R package providing a collection of tools to deal with statistical models

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-modeltools on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-modeltools

r-cran-modeltools is:

The r-cran-modeltools package is a GNU R package providing a collection of tools to deal with statistical models.

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

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

Install r-cran-modeltools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-modeltools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-modeltools

How To Uninstall r-cran-modeltools on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-modeltools

Uninstall r-cran-modeltools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-modeltools 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-modeltools

Remove r-cran-modeltools Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-modeltools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-modeltools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.