How To Install r-cran-rslurm on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rslurm on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-rslurm
r-cran-rslurm is:
Functions that simplify submitting R scripts to a Slurm workload manager, in part by automating the division of embarrassingly parallel calculations across cluster nodes.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rslurm 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-rslurm 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-rslurm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rslurm
Install r-cran-rslurm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rslurm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rslurm
Install r-cran-rslurm 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-rslurm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rslurm
How To Uninstall r-cran-rslurm on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rslurm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rslurm
Uninstall r-cran-rslurm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rslurm 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-rslurm
Remove r-cran-rslurm Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rslurm configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rslurm
Remove r-cran-rslurm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rslurm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rslurm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rslurm package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
