How To Install r-cran-nnet on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nnet on Debian 9.
What is r-cran-nnet
r-cran-nnet is:
The nnet package provides functions and datasets to support feed-forward neural networks with a single hidden layer, and multinomial log-linear models, as discussed in the book ‘Modern Applied Statistics with S’ (4th edition) by W.N. Venables and B.D. Ripley. The following URL provides more details about the book: URL: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/MASS4
There are three methods to install r-cran-nnet 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-nnet 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-nnet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-nnet
Install r-cran-nnet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-nnet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-nnet
Install r-cran-nnet 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-nnet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nnet
How To Uninstall r-cran-nnet on Debian 9
To uninstall only the r-cran-nnet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nnet
Uninstall r-cran-nnet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-nnet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-nnet
Remove r-cran-nnet Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-nnet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-nnet
Remove r-cran-nnet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-nnet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-nnet
Dependencies
r-cran-nnet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nnet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.