How To Install r-cran-registry on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-registry on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-registry
r-cran-registry is:
This package provides a generic infrastructure for creating and using registries.
There are three methods to install r-cran-registry 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-registry 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-registry using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-registry
Install r-cran-registry Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-registry using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-registry
Install r-cran-registry 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-registry using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-registry
How To Uninstall r-cran-registry on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-registry package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-registry
Uninstall r-cran-registry And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-registry 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-registry
Remove r-cran-registry Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-registry configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-registry
Remove r-cran-registry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-registry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-registry
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-registry package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
