How To Install r-cran-powerlaw on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-powerlaw on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-powerlaw
r-cran-powerlaw is:
GNU R implementation of maximum likelihood estimators for a variety of heavy tailed distributions, including both the discrete and continuous power law distributions. Additionally, a goodness-of-fit based approach is used to estimate the lower cut-off for the scaling region.
There are three methods to install r-cran-powerlaw on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-powerlaw 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-powerlaw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-powerlaw
Install r-cran-powerlaw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-powerlaw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-powerlaw
Install r-cran-powerlaw 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-powerlaw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-powerlaw
How To Uninstall r-cran-powerlaw on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-powerlaw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-powerlaw
Uninstall r-cran-powerlaw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-powerlaw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-powerlaw
Remove r-cran-powerlaw Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-powerlaw configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-powerlaw
Remove r-cran-powerlaw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-powerlaw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-powerlaw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-powerlaw package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.