How To Install xrprof on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrprof on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is xrprof
xrprof is:
xrprof (formerly rtrace) is an external sampling profiler for R on Linux and Windows.
There are three methods to install xrprof on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xrprof Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrprof using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrprof
Install xrprof Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrprof using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrprof
Install xrprof 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 xrprof using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrprof
How To Uninstall xrprof on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the xrprof package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrprof
Uninstall xrprof And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrprof and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrprof
Remove xrprof Configurations and Data
To remove xrprof configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrprof
Remove xrprof configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrprof configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrprof
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrprof package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.