How To Install r-cran-lpsolve on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lpsolve on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-lpsolve
r-cran-lpsolve is:
This package provides functions for solving linear, integer and mixed integer programs.
There are three methods to install r-cran-lpsolve 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-lpsolve 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-lpsolve using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-lpsolve
Install r-cran-lpsolve Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-lpsolve using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-lpsolve
Install r-cran-lpsolve 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-lpsolve using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lpsolve
How To Uninstall r-cran-lpsolve on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-lpsolve package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lpsolve
Uninstall r-cran-lpsolve And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-lpsolve 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-lpsolve
Remove r-cran-lpsolve Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-lpsolve configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-lpsolve
Remove r-cran-lpsolve configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-lpsolve configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-lpsolve
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lpsolve package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.