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