How To Install r-cran-deoptimr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-deoptimr on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-deoptimr is GNU R package for Diffential Evolution in pure R

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-deoptimr on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-deoptimr

r-cran-deoptimr is:

The TH.data package provides a pure-R implementation of the jDE variant of the Differential Evolution stochastic algorithm for global optimization of nonlinear programming problems.

There are three methods to install r-cran-deoptimr on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-deoptimr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-deoptimr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-deoptimr

Install r-cran-deoptimr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-deoptimr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-deoptimr

Install r-cran-deoptimr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-deoptimr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-deoptimr

How To Uninstall r-cran-deoptimr on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-deoptimr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-deoptimr

Uninstall r-cran-deoptimr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-deoptimr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-deoptimr

Remove r-cran-deoptimr Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-deoptimr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-deoptimr

Remove r-cran-deoptimr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-deoptimr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-deoptimr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-deoptimr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.