How To Install r-cran-rstudioapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rstudioapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rstudioapi
r-cran-rstudioapi is:
The rstudioapi package provides access the RStudio API (if available) and provides informative error messages when it’s not.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rstudioapi 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-rstudioapi 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-rstudioapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rstudioapi
Install r-cran-rstudioapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rstudioapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rstudioapi
Install r-cran-rstudioapi 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-rstudioapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rstudioapi
How To Uninstall r-cran-rstudioapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rstudioapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rstudioapi
Uninstall r-cran-rstudioapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rstudioapi 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-rstudioapi
Remove r-cran-rstudioapi Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rstudioapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rstudioapi
Remove r-cran-rstudioapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rstudioapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rstudioapi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rstudioapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
