How To Install r-cran-rlumshiny on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rlumshiny on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-rlumshiny is GNU R Shiny Applications for the R Package Luminescence

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rlumshiny on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-rlumshiny

r-cran-rlumshiny is:

A collection of ‘shiny’ applications for the R package ‘Luminescence’. These mainly, but not exclusively, include applications for plotting chronometric data from e.g. luminescence or radiocarbon dating. It further provides access to bootstraps tooltip and popover functionality and contains the ‘jscolor.js’ library with a custom ‘shiny’ output binding.

There are three methods to install r-cran-rlumshiny 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-rlumshiny 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-rlumshiny using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rlumshiny

Install r-cran-rlumshiny Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rlumshiny using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rlumshiny

Install r-cran-rlumshiny 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-rlumshiny using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rlumshiny

How To Uninstall r-cran-rlumshiny on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-rlumshiny package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rlumshiny

Uninstall r-cran-rlumshiny And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rlumshiny 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-rlumshiny

Remove r-cran-rlumshiny Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rlumshiny configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rlumshiny

Remove r-cran-rlumshiny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rlumshiny configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rlumshiny

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rlumshiny package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.