How To Install r-cran-formula on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-formula on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-formula is GNU R package for extended model formulas

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-formula

r-cran-formula is:

The Formula package provides Infrastructure for extended formulas with multiple parts on the right-hand side and/or multiple responses on the left-hand side.

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

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

Install r-cran-formula Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-formula

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-formula

How To Uninstall r-cran-formula on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-formula

Uninstall r-cran-formula And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-formula 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-formula

Remove r-cran-formula Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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