How To Install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8.
What is R-rlecuyer
Provides an interface to the C implementation of the random number generator with multiple independent streams developed by L’Ecuyer et al (2002). The main purpose of this package is to enable the use of this random number generator in parallel R applications.
We can use yum or dnf to install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install R-rlecuyer.
Install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install R-rlecuyer using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install R-rlecuyer
Install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install R-rlecuyer using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install R-rlecuyer
How To Uninstall R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the R-rlecuyer package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove R-rlecuyer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install R-rlecuyer on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
