How To Install r-cran-kutils on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kutils on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-kutils
r-cran-kutils is:
Tools for data importation, recoding, and inspection that are used at the University of Kansas Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis. There are functions to create new project folders, R code templates, create uniquely named output directories, and to quickly obtain a visual summary for each variable in a data frame. The main feature here is the systematic implementation of the “variable key” framework for data importation and recoding.
There are three methods to install r-cran-kutils on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-kutils 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-kutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-kutils
Install r-cran-kutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-kutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-kutils
Install r-cran-kutils 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-kutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-kutils
How To Uninstall r-cran-kutils on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-kutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-kutils
Uninstall r-cran-kutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-kutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-kutils
Remove r-cran-kutils Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-kutils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-kutils
Remove r-cran-kutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-kutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-kutils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kutils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.