How To Install r-cran-xfun on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 350 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xfun on Ubuntu.
What is r-cran-xfun
r-cran-xfun is:
This package provides miscellaneous functions for GNU R commonly used in other packages maintained by ‘Yihui Xie’. For instance it is needed in r-cran-tinytex.
There are three methods to install r-cran-xfun 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-xfun 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-xfun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-xfun
Install r-cran-xfun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-xfun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-xfun
Install r-cran-xfun 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-xfun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xfun
How To Uninstall r-cran-xfun on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the r-cran-xfun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xfun
Uninstall r-cran-xfun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-xfun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-xfun
Remove r-cran-xfun Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-xfun configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-xfun
Remove r-cran-xfun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-xfun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-xfun
Dependencies
r-cran-xfun have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xfun package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.