How To Install r-cran-base64enc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-base64enc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-base64enc
r-cran-base64enc is:
This package provides tools for handling base64 encoding. It is more flexible than the orphaned base64 package.
There are three methods to install r-cran-base64enc 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-base64enc 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-base64enc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-base64enc
Install r-cran-base64enc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-base64enc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-base64enc
Install r-cran-base64enc 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-base64enc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-base64enc
How To Uninstall r-cran-base64enc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-base64enc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-base64enc
Uninstall r-cran-base64enc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-base64enc 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-base64enc
Remove r-cran-base64enc Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-base64enc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-base64enc
Remove r-cran-base64enc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-base64enc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-base64enc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-base64enc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
