How To Install r-cran-ranger on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ranger on Debian 12.
What is r-cran-ranger
r-cran-ranger is:
A fast implementation of Random Forests, particularly suited for high dimensional data. Ensembles of classification, regression, survival and probability prediction trees are supported. Data from genome-wide association studies can be analyzed efficiently. In addition to data frames, datasets of class ‘gwaa.data’ (R package ‘GenABEL’) and ‘dgCMatrix’ (R package ‘Matrix’) can be directly analyzed.
There are three methods to install r-cran-ranger 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-ranger 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-ranger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-ranger
Install r-cran-ranger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-ranger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-ranger
Install r-cran-ranger 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-ranger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-ranger
How To Uninstall r-cran-ranger on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r-cran-ranger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-ranger
Uninstall r-cran-ranger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-ranger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-ranger
Remove r-cran-ranger Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-ranger configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-ranger
Remove r-cran-ranger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-ranger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-ranger
Dependencies
r-cran-ranger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ranger package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
