How To Install dh-r on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-r on Debian 12.
What is dh-r
dh-r is:
Provides the R package buildsystem for debhelper.
Additional tools:
convert-to-dh-r: convert the dependencies of an existing R package from using CDBS to use dh-r dh-make-R: generate packaging skeletons for R packages dh-update-R: update (versioned) dependencies of R packages, Vcs-fields and Maintainer field
There are three methods to install dh-r on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dh-r Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-r using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-r
Install dh-r Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-r using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-r
Install dh-r Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-r using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-r
How To Uninstall dh-r on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dh-r package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-r
Uninstall dh-r And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-r and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-r
Remove dh-r Configurations and Data
To remove dh-r configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-r
Remove dh-r configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-r configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-r
Dependencies
dh-r have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-r package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
