How To Install r-cran-pbapply on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pbapply on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-pbapply is GNU R package providing progress bars for vectorized R functions

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-pbapply

r-cran-pbapply is:

The r-cran-pbapply package is a GNU R package providing progress bars for vectorized R functions.

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

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

Install r-cran-pbapply Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pbapply

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pbapply

How To Uninstall r-cran-pbapply on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pbapply

Uninstall r-cran-pbapply And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-pbapply 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-pbapply

Remove r-cran-pbapply Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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