How To Install r-cran-crul on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-crul on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-crul is simple HTTP Client for GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-crul

r-cran-crul is:

A simple HTTP client, with tools for making HTTP requests, and mocking HTTP requests. The package is built on R6, and takes inspiration from Ruby’s ‘faraday’ gem (https://rubygems.org/gems/faraday). The package name is a play on curl, the widely used command line tool for HTTP, and this package is built on top of the R package ‘curl’, an interface to ’libcurl’ (https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl).

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

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

Install r-cran-crul Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-crul

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-crul

How To Uninstall r-cran-crul on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-crul

Uninstall r-cran-crul And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-crul 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-crul

Remove r-cran-crul Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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