How To Install r-cran-testextra on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-testextra on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-testextra is GNU R Extract Test Blocks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-testextra on Debian 12.

What is r-cran-testextra

r-cran-testextra is:

A collection of testing enhancements and utilities. Including utilities for extracting inline test blocks from package source files.

There are three methods to install r-cran-testextra on Debian 12. 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-testextra 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-testextra using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-testextra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-testextra

Install r-cran-testextra 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-testextra

How To Uninstall r-cran-testextra on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-testextra

Uninstall r-cran-testextra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-testextra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-testextra

Remove r-cran-testextra Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-testextra configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-testextra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-testextra package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.