How To Install r-cran-semtools on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-semtools on Debian 9. r-cran-semtools is GNU R Tools for Structural Equation Modeling – semTools

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-semtools

r-cran-semtools is:

GNU R package providing useful tools for structural equation modeling packages.

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

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

Install r-cran-semtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-semtools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-semtools

How To Uninstall r-cran-semtools on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-semtools

Uninstall r-cran-semtools And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-semtools Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-semtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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