How To Install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-pwt8
r-cran-pwt8 is:
This package contains the Penn World Tables (PWT) version 8, which provide purchasing power parity (PPP) and national income accounts converted to international prices for most countries since 1950.
This new version of the PWT is produced by the University of California, Davis and the University of Groningen. It is the continuation of the work by the University of Pennsylvania. The old versions of the PWT (version 7 and below) are available in the package r-cran-pwt.
There are three methods to install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 9. 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-pwt8 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-pwt8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-pwt8
Install r-cran-pwt8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-pwt8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-pwt8
Install r-cran-pwt8 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-pwt8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pwt8
How To Uninstall r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-pwt8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pwt8
Uninstall r-cran-pwt8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-pwt8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-pwt8
Remove r-cran-pwt8 Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-pwt8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-pwt8
Remove r-cran-pwt8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-pwt8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-pwt8
Dependencies
r-cran-pwt8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pwt8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
