How To Install r-cran-wordcloud on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wordcloud on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-wordcloud
r-cran-wordcloud is:
Word clouds (also known as text clouds or tag clouds) work in a simple way: the more a specific word appears in a source of textual data (such as a speech, blog post, or database), the bigger and bolder it appears in the word cloud.
This package enables creation with GNU R.
There are three methods to install r-cran-wordcloud 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-wordcloud 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-wordcloud using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-wordcloud
Install r-cran-wordcloud Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-wordcloud using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-wordcloud
Install r-cran-wordcloud 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-wordcloud using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-wordcloud
How To Uninstall r-cran-wordcloud on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-wordcloud package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-wordcloud
Uninstall r-cran-wordcloud And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-wordcloud 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-wordcloud
Remove r-cran-wordcloud Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-wordcloud configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-wordcloud
Remove r-cran-wordcloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-wordcloud configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-wordcloud
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wordcloud package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
