How To Install r-cran-formatr on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-formatr on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-formatr is Format R code automatically

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-formatr

r-cran-formatr is:

The GNU R package formatr provides a function tidy_source() to format R source code. Spaces and indent will be added to the code automatically, and comments will be preserved under certain conditions, so that R code will be more human-readable and tidy. There is also a Shiny app as a user interface in this package (see tidy_app()).

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

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

Install r-cran-formatr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-formatr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-formatr

How To Uninstall r-cran-formatr on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-formatr

Uninstall r-cran-formatr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-formatr 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-formatr

Remove r-cran-formatr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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