How To Install r-bioc-rbgl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rbgl on Debian 9. r-bioc-rbgl is R interface to the graph algorithms contained in the BOOST library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rbgl on Debian 9.

What is r-bioc-rbgl

r-bioc-rbgl is:

RBGL is part of the BioConductor GNU R suite. It is a fairly extensive and comprehensive interface to the graph algorithms contained in the BOOST C++ libraries.

There are three methods to install r-bioc-rbgl on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-bioc-rbgl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-rbgl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-rbgl

Install r-bioc-rbgl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-bioc-rbgl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-rbgl

Install r-bioc-rbgl 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 r-bioc-rbgl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-rbgl

How To Uninstall r-bioc-rbgl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the r-bioc-rbgl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-rbgl

Uninstall r-bioc-rbgl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-bioc-rbgl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-rbgl

Remove r-bioc-rbgl Configurations and Data

To remove r-bioc-rbgl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-rbgl

Remove r-bioc-rbgl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-bioc-rbgl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-rbgl

Dependencies

r-bioc-rbgl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-rbgl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.