How To Install r-cran-snowfall on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snowfall
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-snowfall
r-cran-snowfall is:
Usability wrapper around snow for easier development of parallel R programs. This package offers e.g. extended error checks, and additional functions. All functions work in sequential mode, too, if no cluster is present or wished. Package is also designed as connector to the cluster management tool sfCluster, but can also used without it.
There are three methods to install r-cran-snowfall
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-snowfall 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-snowfall
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-snowfall
Install r-cran-snowfall Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-snowfall
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-snowfall
Install r-cran-snowfall 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-snowfall
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-snowfall
How To Uninstall r-cran-snowfall on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-snowfall
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-snowfall
Uninstall r-cran-snowfall And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-snowfall
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-snowfall
Remove r-cran-snowfall Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-snowfall
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-snowfall
Remove r-cran-snowfall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-snowfall
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-snowfall
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-snowfall
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.