How To Install r-cran-etm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-etm on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-etm is GNU R empirical transition matrix

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-etm on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-etm

r-cran-etm is:

This GNU R package provides matrix of transition probabilities for any time-inhomogeneous multistate model with finite state space.

There are three methods to install r-cran-etm 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-etm 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-etm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-etm

Install r-cran-etm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-etm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-etm

Install r-cran-etm 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-etm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-etm

How To Uninstall r-cran-etm on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-etm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-etm

Uninstall r-cran-etm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-etm 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-etm

Remove r-cran-etm Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-etm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-etm

Remove r-cran-etm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-etm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-etm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-etm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.