How To Install r-cran-htmltools on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmltools on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-htmltools is GNU R tools for HTML

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-htmltools

r-cran-htmltools is:

This GNU R package provides tools for HTML generation and output.

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

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

Install r-cran-htmltools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-htmltools

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-htmltools

How To Uninstall r-cran-htmltools on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-htmltools

Uninstall r-cran-htmltools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-htmltools 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-htmltools

Remove r-cran-htmltools Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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