How To Install r-cran-leaps on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-leaps on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-leaps is Regression Subset Selection

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-leaps

r-cran-leaps is:

Regression subset selection, including exhaustive search.

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

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

Install r-cran-leaps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-leaps

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-leaps

How To Uninstall r-cran-leaps on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-leaps

Uninstall r-cran-leaps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-leaps 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-leaps

Remove r-cran-leaps Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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