How To Install r-cran-assertthat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-assertthat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-assertthat
r-cran-assertthat is:
Assertthat is an extension to stopifnot() that makes it easy to declare the pre and post conditions that you code should satisfy, while also producing friendly error messages so that your users know what they’ve done wrong.
There are three methods to install r-cran-assertthat 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-assertthat 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-assertthat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-assertthat
Install r-cran-assertthat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-assertthat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-assertthat
Install r-cran-assertthat 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-assertthat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-assertthat
How To Uninstall r-cran-assertthat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-assertthat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-assertthat
Uninstall r-cran-assertthat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-assertthat 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-assertthat
Remove r-cran-assertthat Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-assertthat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-assertthat
Remove r-cran-assertthat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-assertthat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-assertthat
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-assertthat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
