How To Install r-cran-knitr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-knitr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-knitr
r-cran-knitr is:
The R package knitr is a general-purpose literate programming engine, with lightweight API’s designed to give users full control of the output without heavy coding work. It combines many features into one package with slight tweaks motivated from everyday use of Sweave.
There are three methods to install r-cran-knitr 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-knitr 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-knitr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-knitr
Install r-cran-knitr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-knitr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-knitr
Install r-cran-knitr 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-knitr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-knitr
How To Uninstall r-cran-knitr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-knitr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-knitr
Uninstall r-cran-knitr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-knitr 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-knitr
Remove r-cran-knitr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-knitr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-knitr
Remove r-cran-knitr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-knitr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-knitr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-knitr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
