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