How To Install r-cran-rncl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rncl on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rncl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
