How To Install r-cran-rngtools on Debian 10

Learn how to install r-cran-rngtools on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r-cran-rngtools is GNU R package for random number generators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rngtools on Debian 10.

What is r-cran-rngtools

r-cran-rngtools is:

This package contains a set of functions for working with Random Number Generators (RNGs). In particular, it defines a generic S4 framework for getting/setting the current RNG, or RNG data that are embedded into objects for reproducibility. Notably, convenient default methods greatly facilitate the way current RNG settings can be changed.

There are three methods to install r-cran-rngtools on Debian 10. 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-rngtools 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-rngtools using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-rngtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rngtools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rngtools

How To Uninstall r-cran-rngtools on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rngtools

Uninstall r-cran-rngtools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rngtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-rngtools Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rngtools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rngtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rngtools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.