How To Install r-cran-fail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-fail
r-cran-fail is:
This package provides a File Abstraction Interface Layer (FAIL) mimicking a key-value store. It is a more comfortable interface to work with a directory of R data or source files.
There are three methods to install r-cran-fail 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-fail 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-fail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-fail
Install r-cran-fail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-fail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-fail
Install r-cran-fail 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-fail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fail
How To Uninstall r-cran-fail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-fail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fail
Uninstall r-cran-fail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-fail 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-fail
Remove r-cran-fail Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-fail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-fail
Remove r-cran-fail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-fail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-fail
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
