How To Install r-cran-igraph on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-igraph on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-igraph
r-cran-igraph is:
This GNU R package provides routines for simple graphs and network analysis. igraph can handle large graphs very well and provides functions for generating random and regular graphs, graph visualization, centrality indices and much more.
There are three methods to install r-cran-igraph 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-igraph 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-igraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-igraph
Install r-cran-igraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-igraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-igraph
Install r-cran-igraph 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-igraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-igraph
How To Uninstall r-cran-igraph on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-igraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-igraph
Uninstall r-cran-igraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-igraph 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-igraph
Remove r-cran-igraph Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-igraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-igraph
Remove r-cran-igraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-igraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-igraph
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-igraph package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
