How To Install r-cran-misctools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misctools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-misctools
r-cran-misctools is:
Many of them facilitate the work with matrices, e.g. inserting rows or columns, creating symmetric matrices, or checking for semidefiniteness. Other tools facilitate the work with regression models, e.g. extracting the standard errors, obtaining the number of (estimated) parameters, or calculating R-squared values.
There are three methods to install r-cran-misctools 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-misctools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
