How To Install r-cran-matrix 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-matrix on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-matrix
r-cran-matrix is:
This CRAN package provides S4 classes and methods for numerical linear algebra using dense or sparse matrices. The sparse matrix implementation uses code from the LDL sparse matrix package and code from the Metis package of partitioning algorithms.
There are three methods to install r-cran-matrix 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-matrix 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-matrix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-matrix
Install r-cran-matrix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-matrix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-matrix
Install r-cran-matrix 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-matrix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-matrix
How To Uninstall r-cran-matrix on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-matrix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-matrix
Uninstall r-cran-matrix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-matrix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-matrix
Remove r-cran-matrix Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-matrix configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-matrix
Remove r-cran-matrix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-matrix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-matrix
Dependencies
r-cran-matrix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-matrix package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.