How To Install r-cran-askpass on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-askpass on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-askpass
r-cran-askpass is:
Cross-platform utilities for prompting the user for credentials or a passphrase, for example to authenticate with a server or read a protected key. Includes native programs for MacOS and Windows, hence no ’tcltk’ is required. Password entry can be invoked in two different ways: directly from R via the askpass() function, or indirectly as password-entry back-end for ‘ssh-agent’ or ‘git-credential’ via the SSH_ASKPASS and GIT_ASKPASS environment variables. Thereby the user can be prompted for credentials or a passphrase if needed when R calls out to git or ssh.
There are three methods to install r-cran-askpass on Debian 12. 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-askpass 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-askpass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-askpass
Install r-cran-askpass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-askpass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-askpass
Install r-cran-askpass 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-askpass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-askpass
How To Uninstall r-cran-askpass on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-askpass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-askpass
Uninstall r-cran-askpass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-askpass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-askpass
Remove r-cran-askpass Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-askpass configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-askpass
Remove r-cran-askpass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-askpass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-askpass
Dependencies
r-cran-askpass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-askpass package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
