How To Install r-cran-lava on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lava on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-lava
r-cran-lava is:
A general implementation of Structural Equation Models with latent variables (MLE, 2SLS, and composite likelihood estimators) with both continuous, censored, and ordinal outcomes (Holst and Budtz-Joergensen (2013) doi:10.1007/s00180-012-0344-y). The package also provides methods for graph exploration (d-separation, back-door criterion), simulation of general non-linear latent variable models, and estimation of influence functions for a broad range of statistical models.
There are three methods to install r-cran-lava 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-lava 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-lava using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-lava
Install r-cran-lava Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-lava using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-lava
Install r-cran-lava 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-lava using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lava
How To Uninstall r-cran-lava on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-lava package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lava
Uninstall r-cran-lava And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-lava 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-lava
Remove r-cran-lava Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-lava configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-lava
Remove r-cran-lava configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-lava configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-lava
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lava package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
