How To Install r-cran-msm on Debian 10

Learn how to install r-cran-msm on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r-cran-msm is GNU R Multi-state Markov and hidden Markov models in continuous time

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-msm on Debian 10.

What is r-cran-msm

r-cran-msm is:

Functions for fitting general continuous-time Markov and hidden Markov multi-state models to longitudinal data. Both Markov transition rates and the hidden Markov output process can be modelled in terms of covariates. A variety of observation schemes are supported, including processes observed at arbitrary times, completely-observed processes, and censored states.

There are three methods to install r-cran-msm on Debian 10. 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-msm 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-msm using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-msm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-msm

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-msm

How To Uninstall r-cran-msm on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-msm

Uninstall r-cran-msm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-msm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-msm

Remove r-cran-msm Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-msm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-msm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-msm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.