How To Install r-cran-shiny on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shiny on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-shiny
r-cran-shiny is:
Makes it incredibly easy to build interactive web applications with R. Automatic “reactive” binding between inputs and outputs and extensive pre-built widgets make it possible to build beautiful, responsive, and powerful applications with minimal effort.
There are three methods to install r-cran-shiny 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-shiny 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-shiny using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-shiny
Install r-cran-shiny Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-shiny using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-shiny
Install r-cran-shiny 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-shiny using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-shiny
How To Uninstall r-cran-shiny on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-shiny package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-shiny
Uninstall r-cran-shiny And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-shiny 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-shiny
Remove r-cran-shiny Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-shiny configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-shiny
Remove r-cran-shiny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-shiny configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-shiny
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shiny package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.