How To Install r-cran-readxl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readxl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-readxl
r-cran-readxl is:
The readxl package imports Excel files into R. Supports ‘.xls’ via the embedded ’libxls’ C library (http://sourceforge.net/projects/libxls/) and ‘.xlsx’ via the embedded ‘RapidXML’ C++ library (http://rapidxml.sourceforge.net).
There are three methods to install r-cran-readxl 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-readxl 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-readxl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-readxl
Install r-cran-readxl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-readxl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-readxl
Install r-cran-readxl 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-readxl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-readxl
How To Uninstall r-cran-readxl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-readxl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-readxl
Uninstall r-cran-readxl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-readxl 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-readxl
Remove r-cran-readxl Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-readxl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-readxl
Remove r-cran-readxl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-readxl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-readxl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readxl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
