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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "r-cran-dosnow" package

Learn how to install r-cran-dosnow on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                r-cran-dosnow
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "r-cran-dosnow" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall r-cran-dosnow on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-dosnow package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: r-cran-dosnow
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnu-r
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.14-1
Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.2.2-1), r-api-3, r-cran-multicore, r-cran-foreach, r-cran-iterators, r-cran-snow
Filename: pool/universe/r/r-cran-dosnow/r-cran-dosnow_1.0.14-1_all.deb
Size: 17574
MD5sum: 728d94c64037deaafc9d3f30e7497cc2
SHA1: 10d37877fb71dfa31625fe64793616bd9e294080
SHA256: c10f8d6df4a3b9b9d960864596d125e47832f427770007f8094f1d5d8046afd8
Description-en: GNU R parallel excution backend for %dopar% using snow
This package provides a parallel backend for the %dopar% function using
Luke Tierney's snow package (which itself can wrap MPI, PVM, NWS or sockets).
Description-md5: 67221481d68f83c3e4dc0c4de9b3c35d
Homepage: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/doSNOW/index.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu