How To Install r-cran-rms on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rms on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rms
r-cran-rms is:
Regression modeling, testing, estimation, validation, graphics, prediction, and typesetting by storing enhanced model design attributes in the fit. rms is a collection of 229 functions that assist with and streamline modeling. It also contains functions for binary and ordinal logistic regression models and the Buckley-James multiple regression model for right-censored responses, and implements penalized maximum likelihood estimation for logistic and ordinary linear models. rms works with almost any regression model, but it was especially written to work with binary or ordinal logistic regression, Cox regression, accelerated failure time models, ordinary linear models, the Buckley-James model, generalized least squares for serially or spatially correlated observations, generalized linear models, and quantile regression.
See Frank Harrell (2001), Regression Modeling Strategies, Springer Series in Statistics, as well as http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Rrms.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rms 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-rms 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-rms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rms
Install r-cran-rms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rms
Install r-cran-rms 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-rms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rms
How To Uninstall r-cran-rms on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rms
Uninstall r-cran-rms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rms 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-rms
Remove r-cran-rms Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rms configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rms
Remove r-cran-rms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rms
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rms package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
