How To Install r-cran-yaml on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-yaml on Debian 11. r-cran-yaml is Methods to convert R data to YAML and back

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-yaml on Debian 11.

What is r-cran-yaml

r-cran-yaml is:

This package implements the LibYAML YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for R. YAML is a human-readable markup language. With it, you can create easily readable documents that can be consumed by a variety of programming languages, including R. The r-cran-yaml package has two main functions: yaml.load and as.yaml. The yaml.load function is the YAML parsing function: it accepts a YAML document as a string and returns R data structures. The as.yaml function is an S3 method used to convert R objects into YAML strings.

This package is useful for R programmers dealing with YAML documents.

There are three methods to install r-cran-yaml on Debian 11. 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-yaml 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-yaml using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-yaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-yaml

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-yaml

How To Uninstall r-cran-yaml on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-yaml

Uninstall r-cran-yaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-yaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-yaml

Remove r-cran-yaml Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-yaml configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-yaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-yaml package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.