How to Install and Uninstall r-base Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "r-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install r-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall r-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: r-base
Architecture: all
Version: 4.0.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/math
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 61
Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.2-1build1), r-recommended (= 4.0.2-1build1)
Recommends: r-base-html, r-doc-html
Suggests: elpa-ess, r-doc-info | r-doc-pdf
Filename: pool/universe/r/r-base/r-base_4.0.2-1build1_all.deb
Size: 9316
MD5sum: 74f5317c34a22cfa23d2d8ef3b19deba
SHA1: ed2af38688a72848dda539a952f5ef39cf62e754
SHA256: 99258949ef2cba7a04bfbbbeabe8a9ecf6ee0e74680678dafa8fdfb8326c3767
SHA512: 46edcbb5ca722c9e0ae5dd182b29bc27dfa5ce2a68cf9a86d08c4dcc917336eed0e923de12f39dac13d01e4e89a5e3df3e2944ac84d334ff87463578323257b0
Homepage: http://www.r-project.org/
Description-en: GNU R statistical computation and graphics system
R is a system for statistical computation and graphics. It consists
of a language plus a run-time environment with graphics, a debugger,
access to certain system functions, and the ability to run programs
stored in script files.
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The design of R has been heavily influenced by two existing languages:
Becker, Chambers & Wilks' S and Sussman's Scheme. Whereas the
resulting language is very similar in appearance to S, the underlying
implementation and semantics are derived from Scheme.
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The core of R is an interpreted computer language which allows
branching and looping as well as modular programming using functions.
Most of the user-visible functions in R are written in R. It is
possible for the user to interface to procedures written in the
C, C++, or FORTRAN languages for efficiency, and many of R's core
functions do so. The R distribution contains functionality for a
large number of statistical procedures and underlying applied math
computations. There is also a large set of functions which provide
a flexible graphical environment for creating various kinds of data
presentations.
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Additionally, several thousand extension "packages" are available from
CRAN, the Comprehensive R Archive Network, many also as Debian packages,
named 'r-cran-'.
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This package is a metapackage which eases the transition from the
pre-1.5.0 package setup with its larger r-base package. Once installed, it
can be safely removed and apt-get will automatically upgrade its components
during future upgrades. Providing this package gives a way to users to
then only install r-base-core if they so desire.
Description-md5: 5787ca79ed716232c4cc2087ed9b425b