How To Install r-cran-rneos on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rneos on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-rneos is GNU R package with XML-RPC interface to NEOS

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rneos

r-cran-rneos is:

The rneos package implements access to the XML-RPC API for NEOS enabling the user to pass optimization problems to NEOS and retrieve results within R.

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

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

Install r-cran-rneos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rneos

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rneos

How To Uninstall r-cran-rneos on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rneos

Uninstall r-cran-rneos And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rneos 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-rneos

Remove r-cran-rneos Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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