How To Install r-cran-crayon on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-crayon on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-crayon is GNU R colored terminal output

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-crayon on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-crayon

r-cran-crayon is:

Colored terminal output on terminals that support ANSI color and highlight codes. ANSI color support is automatically detected. Colors and highlighting can be combined and nested. New styles can also be created easily. This package was inspired by the chalk JavaScript project.

There are three methods to install r-cran-crayon on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-crayon Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-crayon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-crayon

Install r-cran-crayon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-crayon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-crayon

Install r-cran-crayon 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 r-cran-crayon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-crayon

How To Uninstall r-cran-crayon on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-crayon

Uninstall r-cran-crayon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-crayon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-crayon

Remove r-cran-crayon Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-crayon configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-crayon

Remove r-cran-crayon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-crayon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-crayon

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-crayon package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.