How To Install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 11.
What is r-cran-pwt8
r-cran-pwt8 is:
This package contains the Penn World Tables (PWT) version 8.x, which provide purchasing power parity (PPP) and national income accounts converted to international prices for 167 countries between 1950 and 2011.
This version of the PWT is produced by the University of California, Davis and the University of Groningen. It is the continuation of the work by the University of Pennsylvania. The older versions of the PWT (version 7 and below) are available in the package r-cran-pwt. A newer version of the PWT (version 9) is available in the package r-cran-pwt9.
There are three methods to install r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 11. 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-pwt8 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-pwt8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-pwt8
Install r-cran-pwt8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-pwt8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-pwt8
Install r-cran-pwt8 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-pwt8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pwt8
How To Uninstall r-cran-pwt8 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the r-cran-pwt8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pwt8
Uninstall r-cran-pwt8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-pwt8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-pwt8
Remove r-cran-pwt8 Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-pwt8 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-pwt8
Remove r-cran-pwt8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-pwt8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-pwt8
Dependencies
r-cran-pwt8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pwt8 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.