How To Install r-cran-repr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-repr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-repr
r-cran-repr is:
GNU R library providing string or binary representations of various types of R objects, to support using R with the Jupyter notebook.
There are three methods to install r-cran-repr 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-repr 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-repr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-repr
Install r-cran-repr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-repr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-repr
Install r-cran-repr 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-repr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-repr
How To Uninstall r-cran-repr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-repr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-repr
Uninstall r-cran-repr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-repr 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-repr
Remove r-cran-repr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-repr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-repr
Remove r-cran-repr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-repr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-repr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-repr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.