How To Install r-cran-leiden on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-leiden on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-leiden is GNU R implementation of Leiden clustering algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-leiden on Debian 12.

What is r-cran-leiden

r-cran-leiden is:

Implements the ‘Python leidenalg’ module to be called in R. Enables clustering using the leiden algorithm for partition a graph into communities. See the ‘Python’ repository for more details: https://github.com/vtraag/leidenalg Traag et al (2018) From Louvain to Leiden: guaranteeing well-connected communities. arXiv:1810.08473.

There are three methods to install r-cran-leiden on Debian 12. 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-leiden 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-leiden using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-leiden Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-leiden

Install r-cran-leiden 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-leiden

How To Uninstall r-cran-leiden on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-leiden

Uninstall r-cran-leiden And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-leiden and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-leiden Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-leiden configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-leiden have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-leiden package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.