How To Install r-cran-irace on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-irace on Kali Linux. r-cran-irace is GNU R iterated racing for automatic algorithm configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-irace on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-irace

r-cran-irace is:

Iterated race is an extension of the Iterated F-race method for the automatic configuration of optimization algorithms, that is, (offline) tuning their parameters by finding the most appropriate settings given a set of instances of an optimization problem.

There are three methods to install r-cran-irace on Kali Linux. 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-irace 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-irace using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-irace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-irace

Install r-cran-irace Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-irace

How To Uninstall r-cran-irace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-irace

Uninstall r-cran-irace And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-irace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-irace Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-irace configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-irace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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