How To Install r-cran-plm on Debian 10

Learn how to install r-cran-plm on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r-cran-plm is GNU R estimators and tests for panel data econometrics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-plm on Debian 10.

What is r-cran-plm

r-cran-plm is:

This R package intends to make the estimation of linear panel models straightforward. It provides functions to estimate a wide variety of models= and to make (robust) inference.

The main functions to estimate models are:

  • plm: panel data estimators using lm on transformed data,
  • pgmm: generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation for panel data,
  • pvcm: variable coefficients models for panel data,
  • pmg: mean groups (MG), demeaned MG and common correlated effects (CCEMG) estimators.

Next to the model estimation functions, the package offers several functions for statistical tests related to panel data/models.

Multiple functions for (robust) variance-covariance matrices are at hand as well. The package also provides data sets to demonstrate functions and to replicate some text book/paper results.

There are three methods to install r-cran-plm on Debian 10. 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-plm 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-plm using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-plm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-plm

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-plm

How To Uninstall r-cran-plm on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-plm

Uninstall r-cran-plm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-plm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-plm Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-plm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-plm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-plm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.