How To Install r-cran-rcmdr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdr on Debian 9. r-cran-rcmdr is GNU R platform-independent basic-statistics GUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdr on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-rcmdr

r-cran-rcmdr is:

This package provides a simple GUI, based on the GNU interface to Tcl/Tk, that is suitable for teaching introductory statistics.

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

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

Install r-cran-rcmdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcmdr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcmdr

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcmdr on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcmdr

Uninstall r-cran-rcmdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rcmdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-rcmdr Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rcmdr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rcmdr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.