How To Install rkward on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rkward on Debian 9.
What is rkward
rkward is:
RKWard aims to become an easy to use, transparent frontend to R, a powerful system for statistical computation and graphics. Besides a convenient GUI for the most important statistical functions, future versions will also provide seamless integration with an office-suite.
There are three methods to install rkward on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rkward Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rkward using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rkward
Install rkward Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rkward using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rkward
Install rkward 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rkward using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rkward
How To Uninstall rkward on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rkward package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rkward
Uninstall rkward And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rkward and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rkward
Remove rkward Configurations and Data
To remove rkward configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rkward
Remove rkward configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rkward configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rkward
Dependencies
rkward have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rkward package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.