How to Install and Uninstall r-cran-backports Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "r-cran-backports" package

This is a short guide on how to install r-cran-backports on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "r-cran-backports" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall r-cran-backports on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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-cran-backports package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: r-cran-backports
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnu-r
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian R Packages Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 127
Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.6.1-4), r-api-3.5
Filename: pool/universe/r/r-cran-backports/r-cran-backports_1.1.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 58152
MD5sum: a679dd5467e606faff1c3eb34f7a1304
SHA1: ae7bc0f9e390c9a9b2949778e45ae4d781670655
SHA256: 217d8e492aacff8584c10b229db71940ceb5f8b18258dfc2272d5a3f4a8fcf21
Homepage: https://cran.r-project.org/package=backports
Description: reimplementation of functions introduced since R-3.0.0
Description-md5: 25a8b4303ae91bbd5a2d45b91ec3b6ff