How To Install r-cran-rann on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rann on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is r-cran-rann
r-cran-rann is:
Finds the k nearest neighbours for every point in a given dataset in O(N log N) time using Arya and Mount’s ANN library (v1.1.3). There is support for approximate as well as exact searches, fixed radius searches and ‘bd’ as well as ‘kd’ trees. The distance is computed using the L2 (Euclidean) metric. Please see package ‘RANN.L1’ for the same functionality using the L1 (Manhattan, taxicab) metric.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rann 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-rann 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-rann using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rann
Install r-cran-rann Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rann using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rann
Install r-cran-rann 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-rann using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rann
How To Uninstall r-cran-rann on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rann package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rann
Uninstall r-cran-rann And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rann 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-rann
Remove r-cran-rann Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rann configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rann
Remove r-cran-rann configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rann configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rann
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rann package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
