How To Install r-cran-rcpphnsw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcpphnsw on Kali Linux. r-cran-rcpphnsw is R bindings for a Library for Approximate Nearest Neighbors

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rcpphnsw

r-cran-rcpphnsw is:

‘Hnswlib’ is a C++ library for Approximate Nearest Neighbors. This package provides a minimal R interface by relying on the ‘Rcpp’ package. See https://github.com/nmslib/hnswlib for more on ‘hnswlib’. ‘hnswlib’ is released under Version 2.0 of the Apache License.

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

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

Install r-cran-rcpphnsw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcpphnsw

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcpphnsw

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcpphnsw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcpphnsw

Uninstall r-cran-rcpphnsw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-rcpphnsw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-rcpphnsw Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-rcpphnsw configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rcpphnsw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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