How To Install r-cran-spelling 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-spelling on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-spelling
r-cran-spelling is:
Spell checking common document formats including latex, markdown, manual pages, and description files. Includes utilities to automate checking of documentation and vignettes as a unit test during ‘R CMD check’. Both British and American English are supported out of the box and other languages can be added. In addition, packages may define a ‘wordlist’ to allow custom terminology without having to abuse punctuation.
There are three methods to install r-cran-spelling 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-spelling 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-spelling using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-spelling
Install r-cran-spelling Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-spelling using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-spelling
Install r-cran-spelling 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-spelling using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-spelling
How To Uninstall r-cran-spelling on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-spelling package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-spelling
Uninstall r-cran-spelling And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-spelling and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-spelling
Remove r-cran-spelling Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-spelling configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-spelling
Remove r-cran-spelling configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-spelling configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-spelling
Dependencies
r-cran-spelling have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-spelling package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.