How To Install r-cran-vgam on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-vgam on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-vgam is GNU R package for estimating vector generalized additive models

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-vgam

r-cran-vgam is:

This package implements a variety of functions for estimating vector generalized additive models (VGAMs), as well as vector generalized linear models (VGLMs), reduced-rank VGLMs, and quadratic reduced-rank VGLMs.

Specific models that can be fit include a wide variety of categorical-response models (with nominal and ordinal dependent variables), bivariate binary-response models (bivariate logit/probit), and seemingly-unrelated regressions. The package also includes a number of standard and non-standard distribution functions of use to statisticians.

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

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

Install r-cran-vgam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-vgam

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-vgam

How To Uninstall r-cran-vgam on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-vgam

Uninstall r-cran-vgam And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-vgam Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-vgam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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