How To Install r-cran-psych on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-psych on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-psych
r-cran-psych is:
This GNU R package provides a general purpose toolbox for personality, psychometric theory and experimental psychology. Functions are primarily for multivariate analysis and scale construction using factor analysis, principal component analysis, cluster analysis and reliability analysis, although others provide basic descriptive statistics. Item Response Theory is done using factor analysis of tetrachoric and polychoric correlations. Functions for analyzing data at multiple levels include within and between group statistics, including correlations and factor analysis. Functions for simulating and testing particular item and test structures are included. Several functions serve as a useful front end for structural equation modeling. Graphical displays of path diagrams, factor analysis and structural equation models are created using basic graphics. Some of the functions are written to support a book on psychometric theory as well as publications in personality research.
There are three methods to install r-cran-psych 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-psych 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-psych using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-psych
Install r-cran-psych Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-psych using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-psych
Install r-cran-psych 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-psych using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-psych
How To Uninstall r-cran-psych on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-psych package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-psych
Uninstall r-cran-psych And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-psych 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-psych
Remove r-cran-psych Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-psych configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-psych
Remove r-cran-psych configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-psych configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-psych
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-psych package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
