How To Install r-cran-r.cache on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-r.cache on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-r.cache
r-cran-r.cache is:
Memoization can be used to speed up repetitive and computational expensive function calls. The first time a function that implements memoization is called the results are stored in a cache memory. The next time the function is called with the same set of parameters, the results are momentarily retrieved from the cache avoiding repeating the calculations. With this package, any R object can be cached in a key-value storage where the key can be an arbitrary set of R objects. The cache memory is persistent (on the file system).
There are three methods to install r-cran-r.cache 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-r.cache 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-r.cache using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-r.cache
Install r-cran-r.cache Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-r.cache using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-r.cache
Install r-cran-r.cache 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-r.cache using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-r.cache
How To Uninstall r-cran-r.cache on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-r.cache package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-r.cache
Uninstall r-cran-r.cache And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-r.cache 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-r.cache
Remove r-cran-r.cache Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-r.cache configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-r.cache
Remove r-cran-r.cache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-r.cache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-r.cache
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-r.cache package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
