How To Install r-cran-nlme on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nlme on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-nlme
r-cran-nlme is:
This package provides functions to fit and compare linear and non-linear mixed-effects models.
This package is part of the set of packages that are ‘recommended’ by R Core and shipped with upstream source releases of R itself.
There are three methods to install r-cran-nlme 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-nlme 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-nlme using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nlme
Install r-cran-nlme Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nlme using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-nlme
Install r-cran-nlme 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-nlme using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nlme
How To Uninstall r-cran-nlme on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-nlme package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nlme
Uninstall r-cran-nlme And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-nlme 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-nlme
Remove r-cran-nlme Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-nlme configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nlme
Remove r-cran-nlme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nlme configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nlme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nlme package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
