How To Install r-cran-httr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-httr on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-httr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
