How To Install r-cran-robust on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-robust on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-robust is Port of the S+ Robust Library

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-robust

r-cran-robust is:

Methods for robust statistics, a state of the art in the early 2000s, notably for robust regression and robust multivariate analysis.

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

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

Install r-cran-robust Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-robust

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-robust

How To Uninstall r-cran-robust on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-robust

Uninstall r-cran-robust And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-robust 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-robust

Remove r-cran-robust Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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