How To Install xrprof 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 xrprof on Ubuntu.
What is xrprof
xrprof is:
xrprof (formerly rtrace) is an external sampling profiler for R on Linux and Windows.
There are three methods to install xrprof 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 xrprof Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrprof using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrprof
Install xrprof Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrprof using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrprof
Install xrprof 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 xrprof using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrprof
How To Uninstall xrprof on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xrprof package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrprof
Uninstall xrprof And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrprof and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrprof
Remove xrprof Configurations and Data
To remove xrprof configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrprof
Remove xrprof configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrprof configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrprof
Dependencies
xrprof have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrprof package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.