How To Install R-backports on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-backports in Fedora 36. R-backports is Reimplementations of Functions Introduced Since R-3.0.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-backports on Fedora 36.

What is `R-backports`

Functions introduced or changed since R v3.0.0 are re-implemented in this package. The backports are conditionally exported in order to let R resolve the function name to either the implemented backport, or the respective base version, if available. Package developers can make use of new functions or arguments by selectively importing specific backports to support older installations.

We can use yum or dnf to install R-backports on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install R-backports.

Install R-backports on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install R-backports using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install R-backports

Install R-backports on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install R-backports using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install R-backports

How To Uninstall R-backports on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the R-backports package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove R-backports

R-backports Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a
/usr/lib/.build-id/3a/fda3b0689bf68bc05d11988494bb38cdfdb4c4
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/DESCRIPTION
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/INDEX
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/Rd.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/features.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/hsearch.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/links.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/nsInfo.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/Meta/package.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/NAMESPACE
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/NEWS.md
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/R
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/R/backports
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/R/backports.rdb
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/R/backports.rdx
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/...elt.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/...length.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/.valid.factor.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/AnIndex
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/R_user_dir.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/URLencode.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/aliases.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/anyNA.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/asplit.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/backports-package.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/backports.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/backports.rdb
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/backports.rdx
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/capture.output.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/dQuote.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/deparse1.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/dir.exists.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/dotsElt.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/dotsLength.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/endsWith.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/errorCondition.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/file.info.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/file.mode.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/file.mtime.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/file.size.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/get0.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/hasName.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/import.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/isFALSE.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/isNamespaceLoaded.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/isTRUE.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/lengths.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/list2DF.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/paths.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/removeSource.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/sQuote.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/startsWith.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/str2expression.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/str2lang.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/strrep.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/suppressMessages.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/suppressWarnings.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/trimws.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/valid.factor.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/vignetteInfo.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/help/warningCondition.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/00Index.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/R.css
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/R_user_dir.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/URLencode.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/anyNA.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/asplit.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/backports-package.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/capture.output.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/dQuote.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/deparse1.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/dir.exists.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/dotsElt.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/dotsLength.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/endsWith.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/file.info.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/file.size.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/get0.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/hasName.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/import.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/isFALSE.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/isNamespaceLoaded.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/isTRUE.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/lengths.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/list2DF.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/removeSource.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/startsWith.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/str2expression.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/str2lang.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/strrep.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/suppressWarnings.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/trimws.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/valid.factor.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/vignetteInfo.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/html/warningCondition.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/libs
/usr/lib64/R/library/backports/libs/backports.so

References

R-backports website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-backports on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).