How To Install r-cran-optparse on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-optparse on Debian 9. r-cran-optparse is GNU/R Command line option parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-optparse on Debian 9.

What is r-cran-optparse

r-cran-optparse is:

A command line parser inspired by Python’s ‘optparse’ library to be used with Rscript to write “#!” shebang scripts that accept short and long flag/options.

There are three methods to install r-cran-optparse on Debian 9. 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-optparse 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-optparse using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-optparse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-optparse

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-optparse

How To Uninstall r-cran-optparse on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-optparse

Uninstall r-cran-optparse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-optparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-optparse

Remove r-cran-optparse Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-optparse configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-optparse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-optparse package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.