How To Install r-cran-xml2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is r-cran-xml2
r-cran-xml2 is:
This GNU R package works with XML files using a simple, consistent interface. Built on top of the ’libxml2’ C library.
Modifying existing XML can be done in xml2 by using the replacement functions
of the accessors. They all have methods for both individual xml_node objects
as well as xml_nodeset objects. If a vector of values is provided it is
applied piecewise over the nodeset, otherwise the value is recycled.
There are three methods to install r-cran-xml2 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-xml2 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-xml2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-xml2
Install r-cran-xml2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-xml2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-xml2
Install r-cran-xml2 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-xml2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xml2
How To Uninstall r-cran-xml2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-xml2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xml2
Uninstall r-cran-xml2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-xml2 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-xml2
Remove r-cran-xml2 Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-xml2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-xml2
Remove r-cran-xml2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-xml2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-xml2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
