How To Install r-cran-threejs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-threejs on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-threejs is GNU R interactive 3D scatter plots, networks and globes

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-threejs

r-cran-threejs is:

This package provides a GNU R interface the ’three.js’ visualization library to create interactive 3D scatter plots, network plots. See https://threejs.org.

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

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

Install r-cran-threejs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-threejs

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-threejs

How To Uninstall r-cran-threejs on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-threejs

Uninstall r-cran-threejs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-threejs 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-threejs

Remove r-cran-threejs Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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