How To Install r-cran-reticulate on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-reticulate on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-reticulate
r-cran-reticulate is:
Interface to Python modules, classes, and functions. When calling into Python, R data types are automatically converted to their equivalent Python types. When values are returned from Python to R they are converted back to R types.
There are three methods to install r-cran-reticulate on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-reticulate 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-reticulate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-reticulate
Install r-cran-reticulate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-reticulate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-reticulate
Install r-cran-reticulate 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-reticulate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-reticulate
How To Uninstall r-cran-reticulate on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-reticulate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-reticulate
Uninstall r-cran-reticulate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-reticulate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-reticulate
Remove r-cran-reticulate Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-reticulate configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-reticulate
Remove r-cran-reticulate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-reticulate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-reticulate
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-reticulate package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
