How To Install r-cran-highr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-highr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-highr
r-cran-highr is:
The GNU R package highr provides syntax highlighting for R source code; it natively supports generating LaTeX and HTML output from R source code. Source code of other languages is supported via Andre Simon’s highlight package.
There are three methods to install r-cran-highr 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-highr 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-highr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-highr
Install r-cran-highr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-highr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-highr
Install r-cran-highr 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-highr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-highr
How To Uninstall r-cran-highr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-highr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-highr
Uninstall r-cran-highr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-highr 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-highr
Remove r-cran-highr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-highr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-highr
Remove r-cran-highr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-highr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-highr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-highr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
