How To Install r-cran-downloader on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader
on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.