How To Install r-cran-snow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-snow
r-cran-snow is:
This package provide the ‘simple network of workstations’ (SNOW), an easy-to-use system for parallel computing in GNU R.
There are three methods to install r-cran-snow 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-snow 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-snow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-snow
Install r-cran-snow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-snow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-snow
Install r-cran-snow 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-snow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-snow
How To Uninstall r-cran-snow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-snow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-snow
Uninstall r-cran-snow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-snow 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-snow
Remove r-cran-snow Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-snow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-snow
Remove r-cran-snow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-snow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-snow
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
