How To Install r-cran-quantreg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-quantreg on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-quantreg is GNU R package for quantile regression

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-quantreg

r-cran-quantreg is:

The quantreg package provides quantitle regression and related methods.

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

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

Install r-cran-quantreg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-quantreg

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-quantreg

How To Uninstall r-cran-quantreg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-quantreg

Uninstall r-cran-quantreg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-quantreg 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-quantreg

Remove r-cran-quantreg Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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