How To Install r-cran-rglwidget on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rglwidget on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-rglwidget is GNU R rgl in htmlwidgets Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rglwidget on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-rglwidget

r-cran-rglwidget is:

This GNU R package provides an ‘htmlwidgets’ (framework for creating HTML widgets that render in various contexts) framework for the ‘rgl’ (three-dimensional visualisation using OpenGL) package.

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

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

Install r-cran-rglwidget Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rglwidget

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rglwidget

How To Uninstall r-cran-rglwidget on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rglwidget

Uninstall r-cran-rglwidget And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rglwidget 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-rglwidget

Remove r-cran-rglwidget Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rglwidget configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rglwidget package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.