How To Install r-cran-hwriter on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hwriter on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-hwriter
r-cran-hwriter is:
The GNU R package hwriter provides an easy-to-use and versatile functions to output R objects in HTML format. It supports advanced formatting, tables, CSS styling, images and provides a convenient mapping between R tables and HTML tables.
The package provides the following functions (but most of the job is carried out by hwrite): hwrite: outputs an R object in HTML format. hwriteImage: writes an image. openPage, closePage: handles HTML page/document creation. hmakeTag: is a low-level HTML tag formatting function.
There are three methods to install r-cran-hwriter 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-hwriter 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-hwriter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-hwriter
Install r-cran-hwriter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-hwriter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-hwriter
Install r-cran-hwriter 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-hwriter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-hwriter
How To Uninstall r-cran-hwriter on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-hwriter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-hwriter
Uninstall r-cran-hwriter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-hwriter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-hwriter
Remove r-cran-hwriter Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-hwriter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-hwriter
Remove r-cran-hwriter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-hwriter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-hwriter
Dependencies
r-cran-hwriter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hwriter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.