How To Install r-cran-lwgeom on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lwgeom on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-lwgeom
r-cran-lwgeom is:
This GNU R package provides access to selected functions found in ’liblwgeom’ library, the light-weight geometry library used by ‘PostGIS’.
There are three methods to install r-cran-lwgeom on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-lwgeom 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-lwgeom using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-lwgeom
Install r-cran-lwgeom Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-lwgeom using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-lwgeom
Install r-cran-lwgeom 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-lwgeom using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lwgeom
How To Uninstall r-cran-lwgeom on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-lwgeom package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lwgeom
Uninstall r-cran-lwgeom And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-lwgeom and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-lwgeom
Remove r-cran-lwgeom Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-lwgeom configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-lwgeom
Remove r-cran-lwgeom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-lwgeom configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-lwgeom
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lwgeom package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.