How To Install r-cran-contfrac on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-contfrac on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-contfrac
r-cran-contfrac is:
The contfrac package is a GNU R package providing various utilities for evaluating continued fractions.
There are three methods to install r-cran-contfrac 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-contfrac 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-contfrac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-contfrac
Install r-cran-contfrac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-contfrac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-contfrac
Install r-cran-contfrac 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-contfrac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-contfrac
How To Uninstall r-cran-contfrac on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-contfrac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-contfrac
Uninstall r-cran-contfrac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-contfrac 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-contfrac
Remove r-cran-contfrac Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-contfrac configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-contfrac
Remove r-cran-contfrac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-contfrac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-contfrac
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-contfrac package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
