How To Install r-cran-optparse 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-optparse on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-optparse
r-cran-optparse is:
A command line parser inspired by Python’s ‘optparse’ library to be used with Rscript to write “#!” shebang scripts that accept short and long flag/options.
There are three methods to install r-cran-optparse 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-optparse 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-optparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-optparse
Install r-cran-optparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-optparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-optparse
Install r-cran-optparse 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-optparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-optparse
How To Uninstall r-cran-optparse on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-optparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-optparse
Uninstall r-cran-optparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-optparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-optparse
Remove r-cran-optparse Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-optparse configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-optparse
Remove r-cran-optparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-optparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-optparse
Dependencies
r-cran-optparse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-optparse package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.