How To Install r-cran-downloader on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-downloader
r-cran-downloader is:
This package provides a wrapper for the download.file function, making it possible to download files over https on Windows, Mac OS X, and other Unix-like platforms.
There are three methods to install r-cran-downloader on Debian 12. 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-downloader 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-downloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-downloader
Install r-cran-downloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-downloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-downloader
Install r-cran-downloader 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-downloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-downloader
How To Uninstall r-cran-downloader on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-downloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-downloader
Uninstall r-cran-downloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-downloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-downloader
Remove r-cran-downloader Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-downloader configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-downloader
Remove r-cran-downloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-downloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-downloader
Dependencies
r-cran-downloader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.