How To Install r-cran-truncdist on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-truncdist on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-truncdist
r-cran-truncdist is:
A collection of tools to evaluate probability density functions, cumulative distribution functions, quantile functions and random numbers for truncated random variables. These functions are provided to also compute the expected value and variance. Nadarajah and Kotz (2006) developed most of the functions. QQ plots can be produced. All the probability functions in the stats, stats4 and evd packages are automatically available for truncation.
There are three methods to install r-cran-truncdist 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-truncdist 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-truncdist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-truncdist
Install r-cran-truncdist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-truncdist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-truncdist
Install r-cran-truncdist 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-truncdist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-truncdist
How To Uninstall r-cran-truncdist on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-truncdist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-truncdist
Uninstall r-cran-truncdist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-truncdist 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-truncdist
Remove r-cran-truncdist Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-truncdist configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-truncdist
Remove r-cran-truncdist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-truncdist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-truncdist
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-truncdist package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
