How To Install med-epi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-epi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is med-epi
med-epi is:
This metapackage will install tools that are useful in epidemiological research. Several packages making use of the GNU R data language for statistical investigation. It might be a good idea to read the paper “A short introduction to R for Epidemiology” at http://staff.pubhealth.ku.dk/%7Ebxc/Epi/R-intro.pdf
There are three methods to install med-epi on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install med-epi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install med-epi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install med-epi
Install med-epi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install med-epi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install med-epi
Install med-epi 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install med-epi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install med-epi
How To Uninstall med-epi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the med-epi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove med-epi
Uninstall med-epi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall med-epi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-epi
Remove med-epi Configurations and Data
To remove med-epi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge med-epi
Remove med-epi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove med-epi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-epi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-epi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
