How To Install r-cran-tidyselect on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tidyselect on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-tidyselect is GNU R select from a set of strings

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-tidyselect

r-cran-tidyselect is:

GNU R backend for the selecting functions of the ’tidyverse’. It makes it easy to implement select-like functions in your own packages in a way that is consistent with other ’tidyverse' interfaces for selection.

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

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

Install r-cran-tidyselect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-tidyselect

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tidyselect

How To Uninstall r-cran-tidyselect on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tidyselect

Uninstall r-cran-tidyselect And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-tidyselect 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-tidyselect

Remove r-cran-tidyselect Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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