How To Install r-cran-learnbayes on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-learnbayes on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-learnbayes is GNU R functions for learning bayesian inference

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-learnbayes

r-cran-learnbayes is:

LearnBayes contains a collection of functions helpful in learning the basic tenets of Bayesian statistical inference. It contains functions for summarizing basic one and two parameter posterior distributions and predictive distributions. It contains MCMC algorithms for summarizing posterior distributions defined by the user. It also contains functions for regression models, hierarchical models, Bayesian tests, and illustrations of Gibbs sampling.

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

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

Install r-cran-learnbayes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-learnbayes

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-learnbayes

How To Uninstall r-cran-learnbayes on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-learnbayes

Uninstall r-cran-learnbayes And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-learnbayes 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-learnbayes

Remove r-cran-learnbayes Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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