How To Install r-cran-shinyfiles on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shinyfiles on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-shinyfiles
r-cran-shinyfiles is:
Provides functionality for client-side navigation of the server side file system in shiny apps. In case the app is running locally this gives the user direct access to the file system without the need to “download” files to a temporary location. Both file and folder selection as well as file saving is available.
There are three methods to install r-cran-shinyfiles on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-shinyfiles 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-shinyfiles using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-shinyfiles
Install r-cran-shinyfiles Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-shinyfiles using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-shinyfiles
Install r-cran-shinyfiles 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-shinyfiles using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-shinyfiles
How To Uninstall r-cran-shinyfiles on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-shinyfiles package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-shinyfiles
Uninstall r-cran-shinyfiles And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-shinyfiles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-shinyfiles
Remove r-cran-shinyfiles Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-shinyfiles configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-shinyfiles
Remove r-cran-shinyfiles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-shinyfiles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-shinyfiles
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shinyfiles package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.