How To Install r-cran-semtools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-semtools on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-semtools is GNU R Tools for Structural Equation Modeling – semTools

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-semtools

r-cran-semtools is:

GNU R package providing useful tools for structural equation modeling packages.

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

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

Install r-cran-semtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-semtools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-semtools

How To Uninstall r-cran-semtools on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-semtools

Uninstall r-cran-semtools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-semtools 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-semtools

Remove r-cran-semtools Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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