How To Install r-cran-r.utils on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-r.utils on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-r.utils is GNU R various programming utilities

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-r.utils

r-cran-r.utils is:

This GNU R package contains various programming utilities, These functions are useful when programming and developing R packages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-r.utils

Install r-cran-r.utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-r.utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-r.utils

How To Uninstall r-cran-r.utils on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-r.utils

Uninstall r-cran-r.utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-r.utils 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-r.utils

Remove r-cran-r.utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-r.utils

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-r.utils

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Summary

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