How To Install r-cran-fdrtool on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fdrtool on Debian 11. r-cran-fdrtool is GNU R estimation of false discovery dates and higher criticism

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fdrtool on Debian 11.

What is `r-cran-fdrtool`

r-cran-fdrtool is:

Estimates both tail area-based false discovery rates (Fdr) as well as local false discovery rates (fdr) for a variety of null models (p-values, z-scores, correlation coefficients, t-scores). The proportion of null values and the parameters of the null distribution are adaptively estimated from the data. In addition, the package contains functions for non-parametric density estimation (Grenander estimator), for monotone regression (isotonic regression and antitonic regression with weights), for computing the greatest convex minorant (GCM) and the least concave majorant (LCM), for the half-normal and correlation distributions, and for computing empirical higher criticism (HC) scores and the corresponding decision threshold.

There are three methods to install r-cran-fdrtool on Debian 11. 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-fdrtool 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-fdrtool using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-fdrtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-fdrtool

Install r-cran-fdrtool 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fdrtool

How To Uninstall r-cran-fdrtool on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fdrtool

Uninstall r-cran-fdrtool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-fdrtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-fdrtool

Remove r-cran-fdrtool Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-fdrtool configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-fdrtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fdrtool package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.