How to Install and Uninstall r-base Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "r-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install r-base on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                r-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "r-base" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall r-base on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                r-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r-base package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: r-base
Version: 3.5.2-1
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Architecture: all
Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.5.2-1), r-recommended (= 3.5.2-1)
Recommends: r-base-html, r-doc-html
Suggests: ess, r-doc-info | r-doc-pdf
Description: GNU R statistical computation and graphics system
Description-md5: 5787ca79ed716232c4cc2087ed9b425b
Homepage: http://www.r-project.org/
Tag: devel::lang:r, field::statistics, implemented-in::c,
implemented-in::fortran, implemented-in::r, role::dummy,
role::metapackage, suite::gnu
Section: gnu-r
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/r-base/r-base_3.5.2-1_all.deb
Size: 42144
MD5sum: 18283f45c5afa10ada525a8e0faf3a65
SHA256: 68a013797777cb1875a7570491a276cf6270aaa82307b4f070281332786337cb