How To Install r-cran-future on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-future on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-future
r-cran-future is:
In programming, a future is an abstraction for a value that may be available at some point in the future. The state of a future can either be unresolved or resolved. As soon as it is resolved, the value is available. Futures are useful constructs in for instance concurrent evaluation, e.g. parallel processing and distributed processing on compute clusters. The purpose of this package is to provide a lightweight interface for using futures in R.
There are three methods to install r-cran-future on Debian 9. 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-future 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-future using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-future
Install r-cran-future Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-future using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-future
Install r-cran-future 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-future using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-future
How To Uninstall r-cran-future on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-future package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-future
Uninstall r-cran-future And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-future and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-future
Remove r-cran-future Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-future configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-future
Remove r-cran-future configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-future configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-future
Dependencies
r-cran-future have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-future package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.