How To Install r-cran-digest on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 400 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-digest on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-digest
r-cran-digest is:
Implementation of a function ‘digest()’ for the creation of hash digests of arbitrary R objects (using the md5, sha-1, sha-256, crc32, xxhash, murmurhash, and spookyhash algorithms) permitting easy comparison of R language objects, as well as a function ‘hmac()’ to create hash-based message authentication code.
Please note that this package is not meant to be deployed for cryptographic purposes for which more comprehensive (and widely tested) libraries such as OpenSSL should be used.
There are three methods to install r-cran-digest 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-digest 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-digest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-digest
Install r-cran-digest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-digest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-digest
Install r-cran-digest 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-digest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-digest
How To Uninstall r-cran-digest on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-digest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-digest
Uninstall r-cran-digest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-digest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-digest
Remove r-cran-digest Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-digest configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-digest
Remove r-cran-digest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-digest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-digest
Dependencies
r-cran-digest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-digest package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.