How To Install r-cran-commonmark on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-commonmark on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-commonmark
r-cran-commonmark is:
The CommonMark specification defines a rationalized version of markdown syntax. This package uses the ‘cmark’ reference implementation for converting markdown text into various formats including html, LaTeX and groff man. In addition it exposes the markdown parse tree in xml format. The latest version of this package also adds support for Github extensions including tables, autolinks and strikethrough text.
There are three methods to install r-cran-commonmark on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-commonmark 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-commonmark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-commonmark
Install r-cran-commonmark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-commonmark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-commonmark
Install r-cran-commonmark 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-commonmark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-commonmark
How To Uninstall r-cran-commonmark on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-commonmark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-commonmark
Uninstall r-cran-commonmark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-commonmark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-commonmark
Remove r-cran-commonmark Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-commonmark configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-commonmark
Remove r-cran-commonmark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-commonmark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-commonmark
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-commonmark package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.