How To Install r-cran-e1071 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-e1071 on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-e1071 is GNU R package with miscellaneous functions of the Dept of Statisics (e1071)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-e1071 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-e1071

r-cran-e1071 is:

The e1071 package regreoups miscellaneous function of the Department of Statistics (e1017) at the TU Wien. This includes functions for latent class analysis, short time Fourier transform, fuzzy clustering, support vector machines, shortest path computation, bagged clustering, naive Bayes classifier, …

There are three methods to install r-cran-e1071 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-e1071 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-e1071 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-e1071

Install r-cran-e1071 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-e1071 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-e1071

Install r-cran-e1071 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-e1071 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-e1071

How To Uninstall r-cran-e1071 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-e1071 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-e1071

Uninstall r-cran-e1071 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-e1071 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-e1071

Remove r-cran-e1071 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-e1071 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-e1071

Remove r-cran-e1071 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-e1071 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-e1071

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-e1071 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.