How To Install r-cran-raschsampler on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-raschsampler on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-raschsampler is GNU R package for sampling binary matrices with fixed margins

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-raschsampler

r-cran-raschsampler is:

This package implements an MCMC algorithm for sampling of binary matrices with fixed margins complying to the Rasch model. Its stationary distribution is uniform. The algorithm also allows for square matrices with fixed diagonal.

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

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

Install r-cran-raschsampler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-raschsampler

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-raschsampler

How To Uninstall r-cran-raschsampler on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-raschsampler

Uninstall r-cran-raschsampler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-raschsampler 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-raschsampler

Remove r-cran-raschsampler Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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