How To Install r-cran-webfakes on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-webfakes on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-webfakes is fake Web Apps for HTTP testing of GNU R packages

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-webfakes

r-cran-webfakes is:

Create a web app that makes it easier to test web clients without using the internet. It includes a web app framework with path matching, parameters and templates. Can parse various ‘HTTP’ request bodies. Can send ‘JSON’ data or files from the disk. Includes a web app that implements the https://httpbin.org web service.

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

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

Install r-cran-webfakes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-webfakes

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-webfakes

How To Uninstall r-cran-webfakes on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-webfakes

Uninstall r-cran-webfakes And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-webfakes 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-webfakes

Remove r-cran-webfakes Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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