How To Install r-cran-bbmle on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bbmle on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-bbmle is GNU R tools for general maximum likelihood estimation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bbmle on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-bbmle

r-cran-bbmle is:

This GNU R package provides methods and functions for fitting maximum likelihood models in R. This package modifies and extends the ‘mle’ classes in the ‘stats4’ package.

There are three methods to install r-cran-bbmle 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-bbmle 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-bbmle using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-bbmle

Install r-cran-bbmle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bbmle using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bbmle

Install r-cran-bbmle 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-bbmle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bbmle

How To Uninstall r-cran-bbmle on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-bbmle package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bbmle

Uninstall r-cran-bbmle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-bbmle 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-bbmle

Remove r-cran-bbmle Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-bbmle configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-bbmle

Remove r-cran-bbmle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-bbmle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-bbmle

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bbmle package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.