How To Install r-cran-mixtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mixtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-mixtools
r-cran-mixtools is:
The GNU R mixtools package is a collection of R functions for analyzing finite mixture models. This package is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SES-0518772.
There are three methods to install r-cran-mixtools 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-mixtools 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-mixtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-mixtools
Install r-cran-mixtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-mixtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-mixtools
Install r-cran-mixtools 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-mixtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-mixtools
How To Uninstall r-cran-mixtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-mixtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-mixtools
Uninstall r-cran-mixtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-mixtools 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-mixtools
Remove r-cran-mixtools Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-mixtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-mixtools
Remove r-cran-mixtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-mixtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-mixtools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mixtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
