How To Install r-cran-rcmdrmisc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdrmisc on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-rcmdrmisc is GNU R package for miscellaneous Rcmdr utilities

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rcmdrmisc

r-cran-rcmdrmisc is:

The RcmdrMisc package provides various statistical, graphics, and data-management functions used by the Rcmdr package in the R Commander GUI for R.

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

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

Install r-cran-rcmdrmisc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcmdrmisc

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcmdrmisc

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcmdrmisc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcmdrmisc

Uninstall r-cran-rcmdrmisc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rcmdrmisc 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-rcmdrmisc

Remove r-cran-rcmdrmisc Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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