How To Install r-cran-lavaan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lavaan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-lavaan
r-cran-lavaan is:
This package supplies latent variable analysis for R. One can use lavaan to estimate a large variety of multivariate statistical models, including path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling and growth curve models.
There are three methods to install r-cran-lavaan 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-lavaan 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-lavaan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-lavaan
Install r-cran-lavaan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-lavaan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-lavaan
Install r-cran-lavaan 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-lavaan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lavaan
How To Uninstall r-cran-lavaan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-lavaan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lavaan
Uninstall r-cran-lavaan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-lavaan 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-lavaan
Remove r-cran-lavaan Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-lavaan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-lavaan
Remove r-cran-lavaan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-lavaan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-lavaan
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lavaan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
