How To Install r-cran-httr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-httr on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-httr
r-cran-httr is:
Useful tools for working with HTTP organised by HTTP verbs (GET(), POST(), etc). Configuration functions make it easy to control additional request components (authenticate(), add_headers() and so on).
There are three methods to install r-cran-httr 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-httr 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-httr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-httr
Install r-cran-httr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-httr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-httr
Install r-cran-httr 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-httr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-httr
How To Uninstall r-cran-httr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-httr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-httr
Uninstall r-cran-httr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-httr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-httr
Remove r-cran-httr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-httr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-httr
Remove r-cran-httr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-httr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-httr
Dependencies
r-cran-httr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-httr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.