How To Install r-cran-crosstalk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-crosstalk on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-crosstalk is GNU R inter-widget interactivity for HTML widgets

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-crosstalk

r-cran-crosstalk is:

Provides building blocks for allowing HTML widgets to communicate with each other, with Shiny or without (i.e. static .html files). Currently supports linked brushing and filtering.

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

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

Install r-cran-crosstalk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-crosstalk

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-crosstalk

How To Uninstall r-cran-crosstalk on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-crosstalk

Uninstall r-cran-crosstalk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-crosstalk 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-crosstalk

Remove r-cran-crosstalk Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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