How To Install R-V8 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-V8 in Fedora 36. R-V8 is Embedded JavaScript and WebAssembly Engine for R

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-V8 on Fedora 36.

What is `R-V8`

An R interface to V8

We can use yum or dnf to install R-V8 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install R-V8.

Install R-V8 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-V8 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install R-V8

Install R-V8 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-V8 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install R-V8

How To Uninstall R-V8 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the R-V8 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove R-V8

R-V8 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/84
/usr/lib/.build-id/84/a8d18c9df44c1a7b4cdd0c30ca5424c694fc6d
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/DESCRIPTION
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/INDEX
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/LICENSE
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/Rd.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/features.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/hsearch.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/links.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/nsInfo.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/package.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/Meta/vignette.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/NAMESPACE
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/NEWS
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/R
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/R/V8
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/R/V8.rdb
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/R/V8.rdx
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/index.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/npm.R
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/npm.Rmd
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/npm.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/v8_intro.R
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/v8_intro.Rmd
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/doc/v8_intro.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/AnIndex
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/JS.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/V8.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/V8.rdb
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/V8.rdx
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/aliases.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/engine_info.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/new_context.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/paths.rds
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/v8.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/help/wasm.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html/00Index.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html/JS.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html/R.css
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html/V8.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/html/wasm.html
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/js
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/js/crossfilter.js
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/js/underscore.js
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/libs
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/libs/V8.so
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/wasm
/usr/lib64/R/library/V8/wasm/add.wasm

References

R-V8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-V8 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).