How To Install r-cran-restfulr on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-restfulr on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-restfulr is GNU R interface to RESTful web wervices

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-restfulr

r-cran-restfulr is:

Models a RESTful service as if it were a nested R list.

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

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

Install r-cran-restfulr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-restfulr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-restfulr

How To Uninstall r-cran-restfulr on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-restfulr

Uninstall r-cran-restfulr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-restfulr 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-restfulr

Remove r-cran-restfulr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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