How To Install r-cran-misctools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misctools on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-misctools
r-cran-misctools is:
This package contains miscellaneous small tools and utilities for GNU R. These tools are needed for running the unit tests of some other GNU R packages in Debian.
There are three methods to install r-cran-misctools on Debian 9. 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-misctools 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-misctools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-misctools
Install r-cran-misctools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-misctools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-misctools
Install r-cran-misctools 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-misctools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-misctools
How To Uninstall r-cran-misctools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-misctools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-misctools
Uninstall r-cran-misctools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-misctools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-misctools
Remove r-cran-misctools Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-misctools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-misctools
Remove r-cran-misctools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-misctools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-misctools
Dependencies
r-cran-misctools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misctools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.