How To Install r-cran-minqa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-minqa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-minqa
r-cran-minqa is:
The minqa package implements derivative-free optimization by quadratic approximation based on an interface to Fortran implementations by MJD Powell.
There are three methods to install r-cran-minqa 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-minqa 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-minqa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-minqa
Install r-cran-minqa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-minqa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-minqa
Install r-cran-minqa 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-minqa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-minqa
How To Uninstall r-cran-minqa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-minqa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-minqa
Uninstall r-cran-minqa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-minqa 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-minqa
Remove r-cran-minqa Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-minqa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-minqa
Remove r-cran-minqa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-minqa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-minqa
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-minqa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
