How To Install r-cran-readstata13 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readstata13 on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-readstata13 is GNU R package to import Stata data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readstata13 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-readstata13

r-cran-readstata13 is:

This package contains functions to read and write the ‘Stata’ file format.

There are three methods to install r-cran-readstata13 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-readstata13 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-readstata13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-readstata13

Install r-cran-readstata13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-readstata13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-readstata13

Install r-cran-readstata13 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-readstata13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-readstata13

How To Uninstall r-cran-readstata13 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-readstata13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-readstata13

Uninstall r-cran-readstata13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-readstata13 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-readstata13

Remove r-cran-readstata13 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-readstata13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-readstata13

Remove r-cran-readstata13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-readstata13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-readstata13

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readstata13 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.