How To Install r-cran-ranger on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ranger on Kali Linux. r-cran-ranger is Fast Implementation of Random Forests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ranger on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.