How To Install r-cran-xtable on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xtable on Ubuntu 22.04. r-cran-xtable is GNU R coerce data to LaTeX and HTML tables

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-xtable

r-cran-xtable is:

This R package provides functions returning, displaying or writing to disk the LaTeX or HTML code associated with the supplied object of class xtable. The package also provides functions converting an R object to an xtable object, which can then be printed as a LaTeX or HTML table.

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

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

Install r-cran-xtable Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-xtable

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xtable

How To Uninstall r-cran-xtable on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xtable

Uninstall r-cran-xtable And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-xtable 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-xtable

Remove r-cran-xtable Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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