How To Install r-cran-nnls on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nnls on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-nnls
r-cran-nnls is:
An R package to the Lawson-Hanson implementation of an algorithm for non- negative least squares (NNLS). Also allows the combination of non-negative and non-positive constraints.
There are three methods to install r-cran-nnls 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-nnls 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-nnls using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nnls
Install r-cran-nnls Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nnls using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-nnls
Install r-cran-nnls 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-nnls using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nnls
How To Uninstall r-cran-nnls on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-nnls package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nnls
Uninstall r-cran-nnls And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-nnls 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-nnls
Remove r-cran-nnls Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-nnls configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nnls
Remove r-cran-nnls configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nnls configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nnls
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nnls package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
