How To Install r-cran-htmlwidgets on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmlwidgets on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-htmlwidgets
r-cran-htmlwidgets is:
This package provides a framework for creating HTML widgets that render in various contexts including the R console, ‘R Markdown’ documents, and ‘Shiny’ web applications.
There are three methods to install r-cran-htmlwidgets 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-htmlwidgets 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-htmlwidgets using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-htmlwidgets
Install r-cran-htmlwidgets Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-htmlwidgets using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-htmlwidgets
Install r-cran-htmlwidgets 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-htmlwidgets using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-htmlwidgets
How To Uninstall r-cran-htmlwidgets on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-htmlwidgets package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-htmlwidgets
Uninstall r-cran-htmlwidgets And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-htmlwidgets 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-htmlwidgets
Remove r-cran-htmlwidgets Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-htmlwidgets configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-htmlwidgets
Remove r-cran-htmlwidgets configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-htmlwidgets configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-htmlwidgets
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-htmlwidgets package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
