How To Install r-cran-readr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-readr
r-cran-readr is:
The goal of ‘readr’ is to provide a fast and friendly way to read rectangular data (like ‘csv’, ’tsv’, and ‘fwf’). It is designed to flexibly parse many types of data found in the wild, while still cleanly failing when data unexpectedly changes.
There are three methods to install r-cran-readr 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-readr 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-readr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-readr
Install r-cran-readr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-readr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-readr
Install r-cran-readr 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-readr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-readr
How To Uninstall r-cran-readr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-readr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-readr
Uninstall r-cran-readr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-readr 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-readr
Remove r-cran-readr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-readr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-readr
Remove r-cran-readr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-readr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-readr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
