How To Install r-cran-matrixmodels on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-matrixmodels on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-matrixmodels is GNU R package for sparse and dense matrix models

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-matrixmodels

r-cran-matrixmodels is:

The MatrixModels package supports modelling with sparse and dense ‘Matrix’ matrices, using modular prediction and response module classes.

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

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

Install r-cran-matrixmodels Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-matrixmodels

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-matrixmodels

How To Uninstall r-cran-matrixmodels on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-matrixmodels

Uninstall r-cran-matrixmodels And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-matrixmodels 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-matrixmodels

Remove r-cran-matrixmodels Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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