Information about the package, R, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The R package is designed for, A language for data analysis and graphics.
Package Name:
R
Summary:
A language for data analysis and graphics
Description:
This is a metapackage that provides both core R userspace and all R development components. R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R is similar to the award-winning S system, which was developed at Bell Laboratories by John Chambers et al. It provides a wide variety of statistical and graphical techniques (linear and nonlinear modelling, statistical tests, time series analysis, classification, clustering, ...). R is designed as a true computer language with control-flow constructions for iteration and alternation, and it allows users to add additional functionality by defining new functions. For computationally intensive tasks, C, C++ and Fortran code can be linked and called at run time.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.4.4
Release:
1.el6
Size:
29 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the R package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install R
This command will install R on the server.
yum remove R
This command will un-install R on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove R, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove R
This command will un-install R on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove R when using the -y flag.
yum update R
This command will update R to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove R, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update R
This command will update R to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove R when using the -y flag.
yum info R
This command will show you core information about the R package.
yum deplist R
This command will show you the dependencies for R. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update R
This command will check if there is an update waiting on R. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.