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