How To Install r-cran-matching on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-matching on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-matching
r-cran-matching is:
Provides functions for multivariate and propensity score matching and for finding optimal balance based on a genetic search algorithm. A variety of univariate and multivariate metrics to determine if balance has been obtained are also provided.
There are three methods to install r-cran-matching 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-matching 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-matching using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-matching
Install r-cran-matching Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-matching using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-matching
Install r-cran-matching 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-matching using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-matching
How To Uninstall r-cran-matching on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-matching package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-matching
Uninstall r-cran-matching And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-matching 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-matching
Remove r-cran-matching Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-matching configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-matching
Remove r-cran-matching configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-matching configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-matching
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-matching package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
