How To Install r-cran-openxlsx on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-openxlsx
on Debian 11.
What is r-cran-openxlsx
r-cran-openxlsx is:
The openxlsx package simplifies the creation of Excel .xlsx files by providing a high level interface to writing, styling and editing worksheets. Through the use of ‘Rcpp’, read/write times are comparable to the ‘xlsx’ and ‘XLConnect’ packages with the added benefit of removing the dependency on Java.
There are three methods to install r-cran-openxlsx
on Debian 11. 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-openxlsx 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-openxlsx
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-openxlsx
Install r-cran-openxlsx Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-openxlsx
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-openxlsx
Install r-cran-openxlsx 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-openxlsx
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-openxlsx
How To Uninstall r-cran-openxlsx on Debian 11
To uninstall only the r-cran-openxlsx
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-openxlsx
Uninstall r-cran-openxlsx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-openxlsx
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-openxlsx
Remove r-cran-openxlsx Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-openxlsx
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-openxlsx
Remove r-cran-openxlsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-openxlsx
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-openxlsx
Dependencies
r-cran-openxlsx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-openxlsx
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.