How To Install r-cran-knn.covertree on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-knn.covertree on Kali Linux. r-cran-knn.covertree is GNU R accurate kNN implementation with multiple distance measures

Introduction

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

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 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-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 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-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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

Dependencies

r-cran-knn.covertree have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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