How To Install r-cran-dosnow on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dosnow on Debian 10.
What is r-cran-dosnow
r-cran-dosnow is:
This package provides a parallel backend for the %dopar% function using Luke Tierney’s snow package (which itself can wrap MPI, PVM, NWS or sockets).
There are three methods to install r-cran-dosnow on Debian 10. 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-dosnow 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-dosnow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-dosnow
Install r-cran-dosnow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-dosnow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-dosnow
Install r-cran-dosnow 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-dosnow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-dosnow
How To Uninstall r-cran-dosnow on Debian 10
To uninstall only the r-cran-dosnow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-dosnow
Uninstall r-cran-dosnow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-dosnow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-dosnow
Remove r-cran-dosnow Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-dosnow configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-dosnow
Remove r-cran-dosnow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-dosnow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-dosnow
Dependencies
r-cran-dosnow have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dosnow package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.