How To Install r-cran-rncl on Debian 10

Learn how to install r-cran-rncl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r-cran-rncl is GNU R interface to the Nexus Class Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rncl on Debian 10.

What is r-cran-rncl

r-cran-rncl is:

This R package provides an interface to the Nexus Class Library which allows parsing of NEXUS, Newick and other phylogenetic tree file formats. It provides elements of the file that can be used to build phylogenetic objects such as ape’s ‘phylo’ or phylobase’s ‘phylo4(d)’.

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

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

Install r-cran-rncl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rncl

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rncl

How To Uninstall r-cran-rncl on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rncl

Uninstall r-cran-rncl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rncl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-rncl

Remove r-cran-rncl Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rncl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rncl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rncl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.