How To Install r-cran-rcpphnsw on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcpphnsw on Ubuntu.
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 Ubuntu. 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 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-rcpphnsw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcpphnsw
How To Uninstall r-cran-rcpphnsw on Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, 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 Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.