How To Install root-r on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-r on Rocky Linux 8. root-r is R interface for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-r on Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-r.

Install root-r on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-r using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-r

Install root-r on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-r using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-r

How To Uninstall root-r on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove root-r

root-r Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/RExports.h
/usr/include/root/TRDataFrame.h
/usr/include/root/TRDataFrame__ctors.h
/usr/include/root/TRFunctionExport.h
/usr/include/root/TRFunctionImport.h
/usr/include/root/TRFunctionImport__oprtr.h
/usr/include/root/TRInterface.h
/usr/include/root/TRInterface_Binding.h
/usr/include/root/TRInternalFunction.h
/usr/include/root/TRInternalFunction__ctors.h
/usr/include/root/TRObject.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/6f119fc824c4f27a9eed4438aaf763a2cc2cd4
/usr/lib64/root/libRInterface.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libRInterface.so
/usr/lib64/root/libRInterface.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libRInterface.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libRInterface_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/doc/root-r
/usr/share/doc/root-r/ROOTR Users Guide.md

References

root-r website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-r on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.