How To Install r-cran-argparse on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-argparse on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-argparse
r-cran-argparse is:
This GNU R package provides a command line parser to be used with Rscript to write “#!” shebang scripts that gracefully accept positional and optional arguments and automatically generate usage.
There are three methods to install r-cran-argparse on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-argparse 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-argparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-argparse
Install r-cran-argparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-argparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-argparse
Install r-cran-argparse 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-argparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-argparse
How To Uninstall r-cran-argparse on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-argparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-argparse
Uninstall r-cran-argparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-argparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-argparse
Remove r-cran-argparse Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-argparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-argparse
Remove r-cran-argparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-argparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-argparse
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-argparse package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.