How To Install r-cran-cowplot on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cowplot on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-cowplot
r-cran-cowplot is:
Some helpful extensions and modifications to the ‘ggplot2’ package. In particular, this package makes it easy to combine multiple ‘ggplot2’ plots into one and label them with letters, e.g. A, B, C, etc., as is often required for scientific publications. The package also provides a streamlined and clean theme that is used in the Wilke lab, hence the package name, which stands for Claus O. Wilke’s plot package.
There are three methods to install r-cran-cowplot 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-cowplot 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-cowplot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-cowplot
Install r-cran-cowplot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-cowplot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-cowplot
Install r-cran-cowplot 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-cowplot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cowplot
How To Uninstall r-cran-cowplot on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-cowplot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cowplot
Uninstall r-cran-cowplot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-cowplot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-cowplot
Remove r-cran-cowplot Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-cowplot configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-cowplot
Remove r-cran-cowplot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-cowplot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-cowplot
Dependencies
r-cran-cowplot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cowplot package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.