How To Install r-cran-polspline on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-polspline on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-polspline is GNU R package providing polynomial spline fitting

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-polspline

r-cran-polspline is:

This package provides functions for polynomial spline fitting routines hazard regression, hazard estimation with flexible tails, logspline, lspec, polyclass, and polymars.

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

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

Install r-cran-polspline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-polspline

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-polspline

How To Uninstall r-cran-polspline on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-polspline

Uninstall r-cran-polspline And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-polspline 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-polspline

Remove r-cran-polspline Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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