How To Install r-cran-knn.covertree on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-knn.covertree on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-knn.covertree
r-cran-knn.covertree is:
Similarly to the ‘FNN’ package, this package allows calculation of the k nearest neighbors (kNN) of a data matrix. The implementation is based on cover trees introduced by Alina Beygelzimer, Sham Kakade, and John Langford (2006) doi:10.1145/1143844.1143857.
There are three methods to install r-cran-knn.covertree on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-knn.covertree 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-knn.covertree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-knn.covertree
Install r-cran-knn.covertree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-knn.covertree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-knn.covertree
Install r-cran-knn.covertree 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-knn.covertree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-knn.covertree
How To Uninstall r-cran-knn.covertree on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-knn.covertree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-knn.covertree
Uninstall r-cran-knn.covertree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-knn.covertree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-knn.covertree
Remove r-cran-knn.covertree Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-knn.covertree configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-knn.covertree
Remove r-cran-knn.covertree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-knn.covertree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-knn.covertree
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-knn.covertree package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
