How To Install r-cran-desc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-desc
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-desc
r-cran-desc is:
This GNU R package enables reading, writing, creating, and manipulating DESCRIPTION files. It is intended for packages that create or manipulate other packages.
There are three methods to install r-cran-desc
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-desc 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-desc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-desc
Install r-cran-desc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-desc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-desc
Install r-cran-desc 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-desc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-desc
How To Uninstall r-cran-desc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-desc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-desc
Uninstall r-cran-desc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-desc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-desc
Remove r-cran-desc Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-desc
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-desc
Remove r-cran-desc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-desc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-desc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-desc
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.