How To Install r-cran-slam on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-slam on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-slam
r-cran-slam is:
This package provides data structures and algorithms for sparse arrays and matrices, based on index arrays and simple triplet representations, respectively.
There are three methods to install r-cran-slam 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-slam 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-slam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-slam
Install r-cran-slam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-slam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-slam
Install r-cran-slam 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-slam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-slam
How To Uninstall r-cran-slam on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-slam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-slam
Uninstall r-cran-slam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-slam 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-slam
Remove r-cran-slam Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-slam configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-slam
Remove r-cran-slam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-slam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-slam
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-slam package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
