How To Install r-cran-spatial on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-spatial on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-spatial
r-cran-spatial is:
The spatial package provides functions and datasets to support chapter 15 on ‘Spatial Statistic’ in the book ‘Modern Applied Statistics with S’ (4th edition) by W.N. Venables and B.D. Ripley. The following URL provides more details about the book: URL: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/MASS4
There are three methods to install r-cran-spatial 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-spatial 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-spatial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-spatial
Install r-cran-spatial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-spatial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-spatial
Install r-cran-spatial 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-spatial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-spatial
How To Uninstall r-cran-spatial on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-spatial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-spatial
Uninstall r-cran-spatial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-spatial 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-spatial
Remove r-cran-spatial Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-spatial configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-spatial
Remove r-cran-spatial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-spatial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-spatial
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-spatial package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
