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