How To Install r-cran-mcmc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mcmc on Debian 11.
What is r-cran-mcmc
r-cran-mcmc is:
Simulates continuous distributions of random vectors using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Users specify the distribution by an R function that evaluates the log unnormalized density. Algorithms are random walk Metropolis algorithm (function metrop), simulated tempering (function temper), and morphometric random walk Metropolis (Johnson and Geyer, Annals of Statistics, 2012, function morph.metrop), which achieves geometric ergodicity by change of variable.
There are three methods to install r-cran-mcmc on Debian 11. 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-mcmc 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-mcmc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-mcmc
Install r-cran-mcmc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-mcmc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-mcmc
Install r-cran-mcmc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-mcmc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-mcmc
How To Uninstall r-cran-mcmc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the r-cran-mcmc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-mcmc
Uninstall r-cran-mcmc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-mcmc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-mcmc
Remove r-cran-mcmc Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-mcmc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-mcmc
Remove r-cran-mcmc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-mcmc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-mcmc
Dependencies
r-cran-mcmc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mcmc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.