How To Install r-cran-praise on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-praise on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-praise is GNU R praise users

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-praise

r-cran-praise is:

Build friendly R packages that praise their users if they have done something good, or they just need it to feel better.

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

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

Install r-cran-praise Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-praise

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-praise

How To Uninstall r-cran-praise on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-praise

Uninstall r-cran-praise And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-praise 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-praise

Remove r-cran-praise Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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