How To Install r-cran-webmockr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-webmockr on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-webmockr is GNU R stubbing and setting expectations on HTTP requests

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-webmockr

r-cran-webmockr is:

Stubbing and setting expectations on ‘HTTP’ requests. Includes tools for stubbing ‘HTTP’ requests, including expected request conditions and response conditions. Match on ‘HTTP’ method, query parameters, request body, headers and more.

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

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

Install r-cran-webmockr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-webmockr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-webmockr

How To Uninstall r-cran-webmockr on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-webmockr

Uninstall r-cran-webmockr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-webmockr 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-webmockr

Remove r-cran-webmockr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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