How To Install r-cran-thematic on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-thematic on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-thematic is unified and automatic theming for GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-thematic

r-cran-thematic is:

This package provides unified and automatic ‘Theming’ of ‘ggplot2’, ’lattice’, and ‘base’ R Graphics Theme ‘ggplot2’, ’lattice’, and ‘base’ graphics based on a few choices, including foreground color, background color, accent color, and font family. Fonts that aren’t available on the system, but are available via download on ‘Google Fonts’, can be automatically downloaded, cached, and registered for use with the ‘showtext’ and ‘ragg’ packages.

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

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

Install r-cran-thematic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-thematic

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-thematic

How To Uninstall r-cran-thematic on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-thematic

Uninstall r-cran-thematic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-thematic 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-thematic

Remove r-cran-thematic Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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