How To Install r-cran-urca on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-urca on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-urca is GNU R package providing unit root and cointegration tests

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-urca

r-cran-urca is:

This package provides functions for unit root and cointegration analyses common in applied time series / econometrics.

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

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

Install r-cran-urca Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-urca

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-urca

How To Uninstall r-cran-urca on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-urca

Uninstall r-cran-urca And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-urca 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-urca

Remove r-cran-urca Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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