How To Install r-cran-tensor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tensor on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-tensor is GNU R Tensor product of arrays

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tensor on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-tensor

r-cran-tensor is:

The tensor product of two arrays is notionally an outer product of the arrays collapsed in specific extents by summing along the appropriate diagonals.

There are three methods to install r-cran-tensor 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-tensor 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-tensor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-tensor

Install r-cran-tensor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tensor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-tensor

Install r-cran-tensor 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-tensor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tensor

How To Uninstall r-cran-tensor on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-tensor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tensor

Uninstall r-cran-tensor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-tensor 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-tensor

Remove r-cran-tensor Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-tensor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-tensor

Remove r-cran-tensor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-tensor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-tensor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tensor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.