How To Install r-cran-kernlab on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kernlab on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-kernlab
r-cran-kernlab is:
The kernlab package provides kernel-based machine learning methods for classification, regression, clustering, novelty detection, quantile regression and dimensionality reduction. Among other methods kernlab includes Support Vector Machines, Spectral Clustering, Kernel PCA, Gaussian Processes and a QP solver.
There are three methods to install r-cran-kernlab 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-kernlab 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-kernlab using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-kernlab
Install r-cran-kernlab Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-kernlab using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-kernlab
Install r-cran-kernlab 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-kernlab using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-kernlab
How To Uninstall r-cran-kernlab on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-kernlab package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-kernlab
Uninstall r-cran-kernlab And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-kernlab 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-kernlab
Remove r-cran-kernlab Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-kernlab configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-kernlab
Remove r-cran-kernlab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-kernlab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-kernlab
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kernlab package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
