How To Install r-cran-natserv on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-natserv on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-natserv is GNU R NatureServe Interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-natserv on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is r-cran-natserv

r-cran-natserv is:

Interface to ‘NatureServe’ (http://www.natureserve.org). Includes methods to get data, image metadata, search taxonomic names, and make maps.

There are three methods to install r-cran-natserv on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-natserv 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-natserv using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-natserv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-natserv

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-natserv

How To Uninstall r-cran-natserv on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-natserv

Uninstall r-cran-natserv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-natserv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-natserv Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-natserv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-natserv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.