How to Install and Uninstall r-base Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "r-base" package

Please follow the instructions below to install r-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall r-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: r-base
Priority: optional
Section: universe/math
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Architecture: all
Version: 3.2.3-4
Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.2.3-4), r-recommended (= 3.2.3-4)
Recommends: r-base-html, r-doc-html
Suggests: ess, r-doc-info | r-doc-pdf
Filename: pool/universe/r/r-base/r-base_3.2.3-4_all.deb
Size: 9196
MD5sum: ebc1c5f988627170c0f2a3b7c78745fc
SHA1: 65c51ad241cadcee8e56ac12b4e0346cc0815972
SHA256: c384fd33205c335bbff8da477a2afef96c4281f244ff3b585ff627933255d691
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
Homepage: http://www.r-project.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu