How To Install r-cran-sparsesvd on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sparsesvd on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-sparsesvd is GNU R sparse truncated singular value decomposition

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sparsesvd on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is r-cran-sparsesvd

r-cran-sparsesvd is:

Wrapper around the ‘SVDLIBC’ library for (truncated) singular value decomposition of a sparse matrix. Currently, only sparse real matrices in Matrix package format are supported.

There are three methods to install r-cran-sparsesvd on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-sparsesvd 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-sparsesvd using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-sparsesvd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-sparsesvd

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-sparsesvd

How To Uninstall r-cran-sparsesvd on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-sparsesvd

Uninstall r-cran-sparsesvd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-sparsesvd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-sparsesvd Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-sparsesvd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sparsesvd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.