How To Install r-cran-afex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-afex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-afex
r-cran-afex is:
The r-cran-afex package is a GNU R package providing convenience functions for analyzing factorial experiments using ANOVA or mixed models. aov_ez(), aov_car(), and aov_4() allow specification of between, within (i.e., repeated- measures), or mixed between-within (i.e., split- plot) ANOVAs for data in long format (i.e., one observation per row), potentially aggregating multiple observations per individual and cell of the design. mixed() fits mixed models using lme4::lmer() and computes p-values for all fixed effects using either Kenward-Roger approximation for degrees of freedom (LMM only), parametric bootstrap (LMMs and GLMMs), or likelihood ratio tests (LMMs and GLMMs). afex uses type 3 sums of squares as default (imitating commercial statistical software).
There are three methods to install r-cran-afex 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 r-cran-afex 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-afex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-afex
Install r-cran-afex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-afex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-afex
Install r-cran-afex 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 r-cran-afex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-afex
How To Uninstall r-cran-afex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-afex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-afex
Uninstall r-cran-afex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-afex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-afex
Remove r-cran-afex Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-afex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-afex
Remove r-cran-afex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-afex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-afex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-afex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
