How To Install r-cran-scales on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-scales on Debian 9. r-cran-scales is Scale functions for visualization

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-scales

r-cran-scales is:

Graphical scales map data to aesthetics, and provide methods for automatically determining breaks and labels for axes and legends.

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

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

Install r-cran-scales Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-scales

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-scales

How To Uninstall r-cran-scales on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-scales

Uninstall r-cran-scales And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-scales Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-scales have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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