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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "r-cran-multicore" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install r-cran-multicore on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install r-cran-multicore

2. Uninstall "r-cran-multicore" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall r-cran-multicore on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove r-cran-multicore $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the r-cran-multicore package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: r-cran-multicore
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnu-r
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2-1
Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/r/r-cran-multicore/r-cran-multicore_0.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 19170
MD5sum: 83a5591f9292b1315fd23a2f890f9928
SHA1: d26a9b7f9f384f426c78703f5ac40ddaf85e3379
SHA256: 10b851916112ef080939b83db56fbc0d9340551a79522c9f94ca00939679d825
Description-en: GNU R parallel processing on multi-core or multi-cpu machines
This package provides a way of running parallel computations in R on
machines with multiple cores or CPUs. Jobs can share the entire
initial workspace and it provides methods for results collection.
Description-md5: b800eada2452bdcf21d3ff3f663c95d7
Homepage: http://www.rforge.net/multicore
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu