How To Install r-cran-wdi on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wdi on Debian 10.
What is r-cran-wdi
r-cran-wdi is:
This package gives access to the World Development Indicators (WDI), a database of various development indicators, compiled by the World Bank from officially-recognized international sources.
Note that the package does not contain the data. Instead, it provides a set of functions to download the data from the World Bank’s website.
There are three methods to install r-cran-wdi on Debian 10. 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-wdi 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-wdi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-wdi
Install r-cran-wdi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-wdi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-wdi
Install r-cran-wdi 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-wdi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-wdi
How To Uninstall r-cran-wdi on Debian 10
To uninstall only the r-cran-wdi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-wdi
Uninstall r-cran-wdi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-wdi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-wdi
Remove r-cran-wdi Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-wdi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-wdi
Remove r-cran-wdi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-wdi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-wdi
Dependencies
r-cran-wdi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wdi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.