How To Install r-cran-rprojroot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rprojroot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rprojroot
r-cran-rprojroot is:
Robust, reliable and flexible paths to files below a project root. The ‘root’ of a project is defined as a directory that matches a certain criterion, e.g., it contains a certain regular file.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rprojroot 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-rprojroot 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-rprojroot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rprojroot
Install r-cran-rprojroot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rprojroot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rprojroot
Install r-cran-rprojroot 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-rprojroot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rprojroot
How To Uninstall r-cran-rprojroot on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rprojroot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rprojroot
Uninstall r-cran-rprojroot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rprojroot 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-rprojroot
Remove r-cran-rprojroot Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rprojroot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rprojroot
Remove r-cran-rprojroot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rprojroot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rprojroot
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rprojroot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
