How To Install r-cran-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-uuid is Tools for generating and handling UUIDs

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-uuid

r-cran-uuid is:

GNU R library providing tools for generating and handling UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers). Time-based and fully random UUIDs are supported.

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

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

Install r-cran-uuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-uuid

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-uuid

How To Uninstall r-cran-uuid on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-uuid

Uninstall r-cran-uuid And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-uuid 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-uuid

Remove r-cran-uuid Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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