How To Install r-cran-pingr on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pingr on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-pingr is Check if a Remote Computer is Up with GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-pingr

r-cran-pingr is:

Check if a remote computer is up. It can either just call the system ping command, or check a specified TCP port.

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

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

Install r-cran-pingr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pingr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pingr

How To Uninstall r-cran-pingr on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pingr

Uninstall r-cran-pingr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-pingr 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-pingr

Remove r-cran-pingr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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