How To Install r-cran-tikzdevice on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tikzdevice on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-tikzdevice
r-cran-tikzdevice is:
This GNU R package provides a graphics output device for R that records plots in a LaTeX-friendly format. The device transforms plotting commands issued by R functions into LaTeX code blocks. When included in a LaTeX document, these blocks are interpreted with the help of ‘TikZ’—a graphics package for TeX and friends written by Till Tantau. Using the ’tikzDevice’, the text of R plots can contain LaTeX commands such as mathematical formula. The device also allows arbitrary LaTeX code to be inserted into the output stream.
There are three methods to install r-cran-tikzdevice 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-tikzdevice 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-tikzdevice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-tikzdevice
Install r-cran-tikzdevice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tikzdevice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-tikzdevice
Install r-cran-tikzdevice 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-tikzdevice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tikzdevice
How To Uninstall r-cran-tikzdevice on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-tikzdevice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tikzdevice
Uninstall r-cran-tikzdevice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-tikzdevice 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-tikzdevice
Remove r-cran-tikzdevice Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-tikzdevice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-tikzdevice
Remove r-cran-tikzdevice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-tikzdevice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-tikzdevice
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tikzdevice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
