How to Install and Uninstall r-base Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the r-base on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "r-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install r-base on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall r-base on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r-base package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: r-base
Version: 4.2.2.20221110-2
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Architecture: all
Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.2.2.20221110-2), r-recommended (= 4.2.2.20221110-2)
Recommends: r-base-html, r-doc-html
Suggests: elpa-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_4.2.2.20221110-2_all.deb
Size: 13248
MD5sum: 721969941987a3176562c99663f1a43f
SHA256: 05a0e99cf9ea8d6c58738073c618e7ecc711bb9db01f1597bbb2ffbb9a7f94b0