How To Install r-cran-shinydashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shinydashboard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-shinydashboard
r-cran-shinydashboard is:
This GNU R package enables creations of dashboards with ‘Shiny’. This package provides a theme on top of ‘Shiny’, making it easy to create attractive dashboards.
There are three methods to install r-cran-shinydashboard 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-shinydashboard 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-shinydashboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-shinydashboard
Install r-cran-shinydashboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-shinydashboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-shinydashboard
Install r-cran-shinydashboard 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-shinydashboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-shinydashboard
How To Uninstall r-cran-shinydashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-shinydashboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-shinydashboard
Uninstall r-cran-shinydashboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-shinydashboard 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-shinydashboard
Remove r-cran-shinydashboard Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-shinydashboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-shinydashboard
Remove r-cran-shinydashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-shinydashboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-shinydashboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shinydashboard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
