How To Install r-cran-bigmemory on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 358 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bigmemory on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-bigmemory
r-cran-bigmemory is:
Create, store, access, and manipulate massive matrices. Matrices are allocated to shared memory and may use memory-mapped files. Packages ‘biganalytics’, ‘bigtabulate’, ‘synchronicity’, and ‘bigalgebra’ provide advanced functionality.
There are three methods to install r-cran-bigmemory on Ubuntu. 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-bigmemory 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-bigmemory using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-bigmemory
Install r-cran-bigmemory Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bigmemory using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-bigmemory
Install r-cran-bigmemory 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-bigmemory using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bigmemory
How To Uninstall r-cran-bigmemory on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-bigmemory package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bigmemory
Uninstall r-cran-bigmemory And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-bigmemory and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-bigmemory
Remove r-cran-bigmemory Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-bigmemory configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-bigmemory
Remove r-cran-bigmemory configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-bigmemory configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-bigmemory
Dependencies
r-cran-bigmemory have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bigmemory package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.