How To Install r-cran-nloptr on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nloptr on Ubuntu 20.04. r-cran-nloptr is GNU R package for interface to NLopt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nloptr on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is r-cran-nloptr

r-cran-nloptr is:

The nloptr package provides an R interface to NLopt. NLopt is a free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization, providing a common interface for a number of different free optimization routines available online as well as original implementations of various other algorithms. See http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/NLopt_Introduction for more information on the available algorithms.

There are three methods to install r-cran-nloptr on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-nloptr 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-nloptr using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-nloptr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-nloptr

Install r-cran-nloptr 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-nloptr

How To Uninstall r-cran-nloptr on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-nloptr

Uninstall r-cran-nloptr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-nloptr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-nloptr Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-nloptr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-nloptr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.