How To Install r-cran-class on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-class on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-class
r-cran-class is:
The class package provides functions and datasets to support chapter 12 on ‘Classification’ in the book ‘Modern Applied Statistics with S’ (4th edition) by W.N. Venables and B.D. Ripley. The following URL provides more details about the book: URL: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/MASS4
There are three methods to install r-cran-class 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-class 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-class using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-class
Install r-cran-class Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-class using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-class
Install r-cran-class 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-class using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-class
How To Uninstall r-cran-class on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-class package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-class
Uninstall r-cran-class And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-class 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-class
Remove r-cran-class Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-class configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-class
Remove r-cran-class configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-class configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-class
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-class package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
