How To Install R2spec on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install R2spec on CentOS 7. R2spec is Python script to generate R spec file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install R2spec on CentOS 7.

What is R2spec

R2spec is a small python tool that generates spec file for R libraries. It can work from a URL or a tarball. R2spec provides R2rpm which generates rpm for R libraries using the R2spec API.

We can use yum or dnf to install R2spec on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install R2spec.

Install R2spec on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install R2spec using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install R2spec

Install R2spec on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install R2spec using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install R2spec

How To Uninstall R2spec on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the R2spec package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove R2spec

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install R2spec on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.