How To Install r-cran-withr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-withr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-withr
r-cran-withr is:
A set of functions to run code ‘with’ safely and temporarily modified global state. Many of these functions were originally a part of the ‘devtools’ package, this provides a simple package with limited dependencies to provide access to these functions.
There are three methods to install r-cran-withr 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-withr 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-withr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-withr
Install r-cran-withr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-withr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-withr
Install r-cran-withr 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-withr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-withr
How To Uninstall r-cran-withr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-withr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-withr
Uninstall r-cran-withr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-withr 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-withr
Remove r-cran-withr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-withr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-withr
Remove r-cran-withr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-withr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-withr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-withr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
