How To Install r-cran-logspline on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-logspline on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-logspline is GNU R package providing routines for the logspline density estimation

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-logspline

r-cran-logspline is:

The logspline package provides routines for logspline density estimation based on the algorithm from Stone et. al. (1997).

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

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

Install r-cran-logspline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-logspline

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-logspline

How To Uninstall r-cran-logspline on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-logspline

Uninstall r-cran-logspline And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-logspline 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-logspline

Remove r-cran-logspline Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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