How To Install r-cran-rcurl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcurl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rcurl
r-cran-rcurl is:
The package allows one to compose general HTTP requests and provides convenient functions to fetch URIs, get & post forms, etc. and process the results returned by the Web server. This provides a great deal of control over the HTTP/FTP/… connection and the form of the request while providing a higher-level interface than is available just using R socket connections. Additionally, the underlying implementation is robust and extensive, supporting FTP/FTPS/TFTP (uploads and downloads), SSL/HTTPS, telnet, dict, ldap, and also supports cookies, redirects, authentication, etc.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rcurl 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-rcurl 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-rcurl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rcurl
Install r-cran-rcurl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rcurl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcurl
Install r-cran-rcurl 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-rcurl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcurl
How To Uninstall r-cran-rcurl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rcurl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcurl
Uninstall r-cran-rcurl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rcurl 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-rcurl
Remove r-cran-rcurl Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rcurl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rcurl
Remove r-cran-rcurl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rcurl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rcurl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcurl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
