How To Install r-cran-fastmatch on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmatch on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-fastmatch
r-cran-fastmatch is:
This R package provides a fast match replacement for cases that require repeated look-ups. Extremely fast after the first lookup match as it keeps the hash table in memory.
There are three methods to install r-cran-fastmatch 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-fastmatch 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-fastmatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-fastmatch
Install r-cran-fastmatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-fastmatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-fastmatch
Install r-cran-fastmatch 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-fastmatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fastmatch
How To Uninstall r-cran-fastmatch on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-fastmatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fastmatch
Uninstall r-cran-fastmatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-fastmatch 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-fastmatch
Remove r-cran-fastmatch Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-fastmatch configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-fastmatch
Remove r-cran-fastmatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-fastmatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-fastmatch
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmatch package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
