How To Install revolution-r on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install revolution-r on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is revolution-r
revolution-r is:
This package comprises the REvolution Computing R edition for Ubuntu.
There are three methods to install revolution-r 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 revolution-r Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install revolution-r using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install revolution-r
Install revolution-r Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install revolution-r using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install revolution-r
Install revolution-r 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 revolution-r using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install revolution-r
How To Uninstall revolution-r on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the revolution-r package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove revolution-r
Uninstall revolution-r And Its Dependencies
To uninstall revolution-r and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove revolution-r
Remove revolution-r Configurations and Data
To remove revolution-r configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge revolution-r
Remove revolution-r configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove revolution-r configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge revolution-r
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install revolution-r package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
