How To Install r-cran-sem on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sem on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-sem
r-cran-sem is:
GNU R package supplying functions for fitting general linear structural equation models (with observed and latent variables) using the RAM approach, and for fitting structural equations in observed-variable models by two-stage least squares.
There are three methods to install r-cran-sem 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-sem 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-sem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-sem
Install r-cran-sem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-sem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-sem
Install r-cran-sem 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-sem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-sem
How To Uninstall r-cran-sem on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-sem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-sem
Uninstall r-cran-sem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-sem 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-sem
Remove r-cran-sem Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-sem configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-sem
Remove r-cran-sem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-sem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-sem
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sem package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
