How To Install r-cran-lsmeans on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lsmeans on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-lsmeans is GNU R package providing least-squares means for various classes of models

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-lsmeans

r-cran-lsmeans is:

The r-cran-lsmeans package is a GNU R package to obtain least-squares means for many linear, generalized linear, and mixed models. Additionally it can compute contrasts or linear functions of least- squares means, and comparisons of slopes.

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

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

Install r-cran-lsmeans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-lsmeans

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lsmeans

How To Uninstall r-cran-lsmeans on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lsmeans

Uninstall r-cran-lsmeans And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-lsmeans 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-lsmeans

Remove r-cran-lsmeans Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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