How To Install r-cran-iterators on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-iterators on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-iterators is GNU R iterator support for vectors, lists and other containers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-iterators on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-iterators

r-cran-iterators is:

This package provides support for iterators, which allow a programmer to traverse through all the elements of a vector, list, or other collection of data.

There are three methods to install r-cran-iterators 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-iterators 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-iterators using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-iterators

Install r-cran-iterators Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-iterators using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-iterators

Install r-cran-iterators 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-iterators using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-iterators

How To Uninstall r-cran-iterators on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-iterators package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-iterators

Uninstall r-cran-iterators And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-iterators 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-iterators

Remove r-cran-iterators Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-iterators configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-iterators

Remove r-cran-iterators configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-iterators configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-iterators

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-iterators package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.