How To Install r-cran-filehash on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-filehash on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-filehash
r-cran-filehash is:
This GNU R package implements a simple key-value style database where character string keys are associated with data values that are stored on the disk. A simple interface is provided for inserting, retrieving, and deleting data from the database. Utilities are provided that allow ‘filehash’ databases to be treated much like environments and lists are already used in R. These utilities are provided to encourage interactive and exploratory analysis on large datasets. Three different file formats for representing the database are currently available and new formats can easily be incorporated by third parties for use in the ‘filehash’ framework.
There are three methods to install r-cran-filehash 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-filehash 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-filehash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-filehash
Install r-cran-filehash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-filehash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-filehash
Install r-cran-filehash 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-filehash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-filehash
How To Uninstall r-cran-filehash on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-filehash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-filehash
Uninstall r-cran-filehash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-filehash 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-filehash
Remove r-cran-filehash Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-filehash configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-filehash
Remove r-cran-filehash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-filehash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-filehash
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-filehash package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
