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