How To Install r-cran-rgl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rgl on Debian 10.
What is r-cran-rgl
r-cran-rgl is:
This package provides functions implementing a new graphics device suitable for visualisation of GNU R objects in three dimensions using the OpenGL libraries.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rgl on Debian 10. 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-rgl 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-rgl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rgl
Install r-cran-rgl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rgl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rgl
Install r-cran-rgl 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rgl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rgl
How To Uninstall r-cran-rgl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the r-cran-rgl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rgl
Uninstall r-cran-rgl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rgl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-rgl
Remove r-cran-rgl Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rgl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rgl
Remove r-cran-rgl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rgl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rgl
Dependencies
r-cran-rgl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rgl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.