How To Install r-revolution-revobase on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-revolution-revobase on Ubuntu 18.04. r-revolution-revobase is REvolution Computing R Math Kernel Libraries support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-revolution-revobase on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-revolution-revobase

r-revolution-revobase is:

This package contains functions for controlling multithreading.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-revolution-revobase

Install r-revolution-revobase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-revolution-revobase

Install r-revolution-revobase 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-revolution-revobase using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-revolution-revobase

How To Uninstall r-revolution-revobase on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-revolution-revobase package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-revolution-revobase

Uninstall r-revolution-revobase And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-revolution-revobase and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-revolution-revobase

Remove r-revolution-revobase Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-revolution-revobase

Remove r-revolution-revobase configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-revolution-revobase

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Summary

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