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