How To Install r-cran-rsdmx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rsdmx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rsdmx
r-cran-rsdmx is:
This package provides a set of classes and methods to read data and metadata documents exchanged through the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) framework, currently focusing on the SDMX XML standard format (SDMX-ML).
SDMX is an initiative to foster standards for the exchange of statistical information. It is sponsored by several major providers of statistical information: the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank, Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Statistics Division, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the World Bank.
The package can therefore be used to download statistical information from the servers of those organizations, and from those of several other institutions.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rsdmx 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-rsdmx 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-rsdmx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rsdmx
Install r-cran-rsdmx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rsdmx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rsdmx
Install r-cran-rsdmx 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-rsdmx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rsdmx
How To Uninstall r-cran-rsdmx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rsdmx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rsdmx
Uninstall r-cran-rsdmx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rsdmx 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-rsdmx
Remove r-cran-rsdmx Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rsdmx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rsdmx
Remove r-cran-rsdmx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rsdmx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rsdmx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rsdmx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
