How To Install r-cran-viridis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-viridis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-viridis
r-cran-viridis is:
The viridis package provides a port of the new matplotlib color maps (viridis (default), magma, plasma and inferno) to R. matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org/ is a popular plotting library for Python. These color maps are designed in such a way that they will analytically be perfectly perceptually-uniform, both in regular form and also when converted to black-and-white. They are also designed to be perceived by readers with the most common form of color blindness.
There are three methods to install r-cran-viridis 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-viridis 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-viridis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-viridis
Install r-cran-viridis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-viridis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-viridis
Install r-cran-viridis 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-viridis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-viridis
How To Uninstall r-cran-viridis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-viridis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-viridis
Uninstall r-cran-viridis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-viridis 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-viridis
Remove r-cran-viridis Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-viridis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-viridis
Remove r-cran-viridis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-viridis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-viridis
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-viridis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
