How To Install r-cran-rcmdr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rcmdr
r-cran-rcmdr is:
This package provides a simple GUI, based on the GNU interface to Tcl/Tk, that is suitable for teaching introductory statistics.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rcmdr 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-rcmdr 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-rcmdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rcmdr
Install r-cran-rcmdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rcmdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcmdr
Install r-cran-rcmdr 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-rcmdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcmdr
How To Uninstall r-cran-rcmdr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rcmdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcmdr
Uninstall r-cran-rcmdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rcmdr 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-rcmdr
Remove r-cran-rcmdr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rcmdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rcmdr
Remove r-cran-rcmdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rcmdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rcmdr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
