How To Install r-cran-systemfit on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfit on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-systemfit is GNU R estimating systems of simultaneous equations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfit on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-systemfit

r-cran-systemfit is:

Econometric estimation of simultaneous systems of linear and nonlinear equations using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Weighted Least Squares (WLS), Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR), Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS), Weighted Two-Stage Least Squares (W2SLS), and Three-Stage Least Squares (3SLS).

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

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

Install r-cran-systemfit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-systemfit

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-systemfit

How To Uninstall r-cran-systemfit on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-systemfit

Uninstall r-cran-systemfit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-systemfit 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-systemfit

Remove r-cran-systemfit Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-systemfit configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-systemfit package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.