How To Install r-cran-gsl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gsl on Debian 9. r-cran-gsl is GNU R wrapper for the GNU Scientific Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gsl on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-gsl

r-cran-gsl is:

An R wrapper for the special functions and quasi random number generators of the GNU Scientific Library (http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/).

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

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

Install r-cran-gsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-gsl

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-gsl

How To Uninstall r-cran-gsl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-gsl

Uninstall r-cran-gsl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-gsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-gsl Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-gsl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-gsl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gsl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.