How To Install r-cran-optimparallel on Debian 12

Learn how to install r-cran-optimparallel on Debian 12 with this tutorial. r-cran-optimparallel is parallel version of the L-BFGS-B optimization method

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-optimparallel

r-cran-optimparallel is:

Provides a parallel version of the L-BFGS-B method of optim(). The main function of the package is optimParallel(), which has the same usage and output as optim(). Using optimParallel() can significantly reduce the optimization time.

There are three methods to install r-cran-optimparallel 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-optimparallel 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-optimparallel using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-optimparallel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-optimparallel

Install r-cran-optimparallel 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-optimparallel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-optimparallel

How To Uninstall r-cran-optimparallel on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-optimparallel

Uninstall r-cran-optimparallel And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-optimparallel Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-optimparallel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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