How To Install r-cran-svglite on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-svglite on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-svglite
r-cran-svglite is:
This package provides graphics device for GNU R that produces ‘Scalable Vector Graphics’. ‘svglite’ is a fork of the older ‘RSvgDevice’ package.
There are three methods to install r-cran-svglite 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-svglite 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-svglite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-svglite
Install r-cran-svglite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-svglite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-svglite
Install r-cran-svglite 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-svglite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-svglite
How To Uninstall r-cran-svglite on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-svglite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-svglite
Uninstall r-cran-svglite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-svglite 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-svglite
Remove r-cran-svglite Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-svglite configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-svglite
Remove r-cran-svglite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-svglite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-svglite
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-svglite package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
