How To Install r-cran-bms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bms on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-bms
r-cran-bms is:
r-cran-bms is a GNU Package for Bayesian model averaging for linear models with a wide choice of (customizable) priors. Built-in priors include coefficient priors (fixed, flexible and hyper-g priors), 5 kinds of model priors, moreover model sampling by enumeration or various MCMC approaches.
There are three methods to install r-cran-bms 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-bms 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-bms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-bms
Install r-cran-bms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-bms
Install r-cran-bms 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-bms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bms
How To Uninstall r-cran-bms on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-bms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bms
Uninstall r-cran-bms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-bms 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-bms
Remove r-cran-bms Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-bms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-bms
Remove r-cran-bms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-bms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-bms
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
