How To Install r-cran-multicore on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-multicore on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-multicore is GNU R parallel processing on multi-core or multi-cpu machines

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-multicore

r-cran-multicore is:

This package provides a way of running parallel computations in R on machines with multiple cores or CPUs. Jobs can share the entire initial workspace and it provides methods for results collection.

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

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

Install r-cran-multicore Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-multicore

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-multicore

How To Uninstall r-cran-multicore on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-multicore

Uninstall r-cran-multicore And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-multicore 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-multicore

Remove r-cran-multicore Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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