How To Install r-cran-packrat on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 340 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-packrat on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-packrat
r-cran-packrat is:
Manage the R packages your project depends on in an isolated, portable, and reproducible way.
There are three methods to install r-cran-packrat 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-packrat 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-packrat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-packrat
Install r-cran-packrat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-packrat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-packrat
Install r-cran-packrat 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-packrat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-packrat
How To Uninstall r-cran-packrat on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-packrat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-packrat
Uninstall r-cran-packrat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-packrat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-packrat
Remove r-cran-packrat Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-packrat configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-packrat
Remove r-cran-packrat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-packrat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-packrat
Dependencies
r-cran-packrat have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-packrat package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.