How To Install r-cran-abind on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-abind on Debian 9. r-cran-abind is GNU R abind multi-dimensional array combination function

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-abind on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-abind

r-cran-abind is:

This package provides the abind function, a generalization of the cbind and rbind function in the R base package. The abind function takes a sequence of vectors, matrices, or arrays and produces a single array of the same or higher dimension.

There are three methods to install r-cran-abind 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-cran-abind 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-cran-abind using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-abind

Install r-cran-abind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-abind

Install r-cran-abind 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-cran-abind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-abind

How To Uninstall r-cran-abind on Debian 9

To uninstall only the r-cran-abind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-abind

Uninstall r-cran-abind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-abind

Remove r-cran-abind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-abind

Remove r-cran-abind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-abind

Dependencies

r-cran-abind have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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