How To Install r-cran-nortest on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nortest on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-nortest is GNU R package with five tests for normality

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nortest on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-nortest

r-cran-nortest is:

The package provides five omnibus tests for testing the composite hypothesis of normality.

There are three methods to install r-cran-nortest 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-nortest 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-nortest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nortest

Install r-cran-nortest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nortest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-nortest

Install r-cran-nortest 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-nortest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nortest

How To Uninstall r-cran-nortest on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-nortest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nortest

Uninstall r-cran-nortest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-nortest 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-nortest

Remove r-cran-nortest Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-nortest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nortest

Remove r-cran-nortest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nortest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nortest

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nortest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.