How To Install r-cran-gmaps on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gmaps on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-gmaps
r-cran-gmaps is:
This package provides facilities for easily producing maps based on data sets in the GNU R statistical computing environment.
The gmaps package extends the functionality of the maps package for the grid graphics system, enabling more advanced plots and more functionality. It also makes use of the grid structure to fix problems encountered with the traditional graphics system, such as resizing of graphs.
There are three methods to install r-cran-gmaps 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-gmaps 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-gmaps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-gmaps
Install r-cran-gmaps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-gmaps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-gmaps
Install r-cran-gmaps 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-gmaps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-gmaps
How To Uninstall r-cran-gmaps on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-gmaps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-gmaps
Uninstall r-cran-gmaps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-gmaps 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-gmaps
Remove r-cran-gmaps Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-gmaps configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-gmaps
Remove r-cran-gmaps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-gmaps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-gmaps
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gmaps package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.