How To Install R-desc on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-desc in Fedora 36. R-desc is Manipulate DESCRIPTION Files

Introduction

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

What is `R-desc`

Tools to read, write, create, and manipulate DESCRIPTION files. It is intended for packages that create or manipulate other packages.

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

Install R-desc 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-desc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install R-desc

Install R-desc 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-desc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install R-desc

How To Uninstall R-desc on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove R-desc

R-desc Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/R/library/desc
/usr/share/R/library/desc/DESCRIPTION
/usr/share/R/library/desc/INDEX
/usr/share/R/library/desc/LICENSE
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/Rd.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/features.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/hsearch.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/links.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/nsInfo.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/Meta/package.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/NAMESPACE
/usr/share/R/library/desc/NEWS.md
/usr/share/R/library/desc/R
/usr/share/R/library/desc/R/desc
/usr/share/R/library/desc/R/desc.rdb
/usr/share/R/library/desc/R/desc.rdx
/usr/share/R/library/desc/README.Rmd
/usr/share/R/library/desc/README.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/WORDLIST
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/AnIndex
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/aliases.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/check_encoding.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/check_field.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/cran_ascii_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/cran_valid_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/dep_types.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc.rdb
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc.rdx
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_author_gh.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_me.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_orcid.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_role.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_to_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_add_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_bump_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_change_maintainer.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_clear_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_clear_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_coerce_authors_at_r.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_from_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_role.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_del_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_authors.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_built.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_field.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_maintainer.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_or_fail.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_get_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_has_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_has_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_normalize.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_print.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_reformat_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_reorder_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_authors.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_set_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_to_latex.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/desc_validate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/description.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/help/paths.rds
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/00Index.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/R.css
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/check_encoding.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/check_field.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/cran_ascii_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/cran_valid_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/dep_types.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_author_gh.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_me.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_orcid.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_role.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_to_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_add_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_bump_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_change_maintainer.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_clear_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_clear_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_coerce_authors_at_r.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_from_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_role.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_del_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_author.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_authors.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_built.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_field.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_maintainer.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_get_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_has_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_has_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_normalize.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_print.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_reformat_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_reorder_fields.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_authors.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_collate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_dep.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_deps.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_remotes.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_urls.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_set_version.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_to_latex.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/desc_validate.html
/usr/share/R/library/desc/html/description.html

References

R-desc website

Summary

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