How To Install r-cran-runit on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-runit on Debian 9. r-cran-runit is GNU R package providing unit testing framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-runit on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-runit

r-cran-runit is:

This package implements a standard Unit Testing framework, with additional code inspection and report generation tools

There are three methods to install r-cran-runit on Debian 9. 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-runit 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-runit using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-runit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-runit

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-runit

How To Uninstall r-cran-runit on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-runit

Uninstall r-cran-runit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-runit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-runit Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-runit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-runit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-runit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.