How To Install r-cran-cardata on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cardata on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-cardata is GNU R package for datasets for Companion to Applied Regression

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-cardata

r-cran-cardata is:

The cardata package provides datasets to accompany J. Fox and S. Weisberg, An R Companion to Applied Regression, Third Edition, Sage (forthcoming).

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

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

Install r-cran-cardata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-cardata

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cardata

How To Uninstall r-cran-cardata on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cardata

Uninstall r-cran-cardata And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-cardata 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-cardata

Remove r-cran-cardata Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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