How To Install r-cran-rjava on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rjava on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-rjava
r-cran-rjava is:
This package provide a low-level interface from GNU R to Java VM very much like .C/.Call and friends. Allows creation of objects, calling methods and accessing fields.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rjava 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-rjava 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-rjava using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rjava
Install r-cran-rjava Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rjava using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rjava
Install r-cran-rjava 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-rjava using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rjava
How To Uninstall r-cran-rjava on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rjava package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rjava
Uninstall r-cran-rjava And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rjava 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-rjava
Remove r-cran-rjava Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rjava configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rjava
Remove r-cran-rjava configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rjava configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rjava
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rjava package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
