How To Install r-cran-misc3d on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misc3d on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-misc3d
r-cran-misc3d is:
This CRAN package provides a collection of miscellaneous 3d plots, including rgl-based isosurfaces:
contour3d Uses rgl to render isosurfaces, or three-dimensional contours, computed by the marching cubes algorithm.
image3d Crude 3d analog of image() using rgl to plot points on a three dimensional grid representing values in a three dimensional array. Assumes high values are inside and uses alpha blending to make outside points more transparent.
lines3d Draws connected line segments in an rgl window.
parametric3d Plots a two-parameter surface in three dimensions in rgl. Based on Mathematica’s Param3D
slices3d Uses tkrplot to create an interactive slice view of three or four dimensional volume data, such as MRI data.
There are three methods to install r-cran-misc3d 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-misc3d 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-misc3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-misc3d
Install r-cran-misc3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-misc3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-misc3d
Install r-cran-misc3d 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-misc3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-misc3d
How To Uninstall r-cran-misc3d on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-misc3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-misc3d
Uninstall r-cran-misc3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-misc3d 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-misc3d
Remove r-cran-misc3d Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-misc3d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-misc3d
Remove r-cran-misc3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-misc3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-misc3d
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misc3d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
