How To Install root-r on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-r on CentOS 7.
What is root-r
ROOT R is an interface in ROOT to call R functions using an R C++ interface. This interface opens the possibility in ROOT to use the very large set of mathematical and statistical tools provided by R. With ROOT R you can perform a conversion from ROOT’s C++ objects to R’s objects, transform the returned R objects into ROOT’s C++ objects, then the R functionality can be used directly for statistical studies in ROOT.
We can use yum or dnf to install root-r on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-r.
Install root-r on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install root-r using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install root-r
Install root-r on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install root-r using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install root-r
How To Uninstall root-r on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the root-r package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove root-r
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-r on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.