How To Install r-cran-nloptr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nloptr on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-nloptr
r-cran-nloptr is:
The nloptr package provides an R interface to NLopt. NLopt is a free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization, providing a common interface for a number of different free optimization routines available online as well as original implementations of various other algorithms. See http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/NLopt_Introduction for more information on the available algorithms.
There are three methods to install r-cran-nloptr on Debian 9. 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-nloptr 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-nloptr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nloptr
Install r-cran-nloptr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nloptr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-nloptr
Install r-cran-nloptr 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-nloptr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nloptr
How To Uninstall r-cran-nloptr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-nloptr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nloptr
Uninstall r-cran-nloptr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-nloptr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-nloptr
Remove r-cran-nloptr Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-nloptr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nloptr
Remove r-cran-nloptr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nloptr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nloptr
Dependencies
r-cran-nloptr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nloptr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.