How To Install r-cran-r.devices on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-r.devices on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-r.devices is unified handling of graphics devices in R

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-r.devices on Debian 12.

What is r-cran-r.devices

r-cran-r.devices is:

Functions for creating plots and image files in a unified way regardless of output format (EPS, PDF, PNG, SVG, TIFF, WMF, etc.). Default device options as well as scales and aspect ratios are controlled in a uniform way across all device types. Switching output format requires minimal changes in code. This package is ideal for large-scale batch processing, because it will never leave open graphics devices or incomplete image files behind, even on errors or user interrupts.

There are three methods to install r-cran-r.devices on Debian 12. 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.devices 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.devices using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-r.devices

Install r-cran-r.devices Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-r.devices

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-r.devices

How To Uninstall r-cran-r.devices on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-r.devices

Uninstall r-cran-r.devices And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-r.devices and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-r.devices

Remove r-cran-r.devices Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-r.devices configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-r.devices

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-r.devices

Dependencies

r-cran-r.devices have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-r.devices package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.