Build from source
Note
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It is strongly recommended to install the released version. Try it if other installation methods result in errors.
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Windows installation currently requires Visual C++ 2019 Build Tools.
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Training on GPU requires NVIDIA Driver of version 418.xx or higher.
To install the R package directly from the CatBoost repository:
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Install the
libc
header files on macOS and Linux.Depending on the used OS:
- macOS:
xcode-select --install
- Linux: Install the appropriate package (for example,
libc6-dev
on Ubuntu)
- macOS:
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Run the following commands:
install.packages('devtools') devtools::install_github('catboost/catboost', subdir = 'catboost/R-package')
Troubleshooting
Installation error
If you use script for installation, try to add the repos
parameter to the install.packages('devtools')
command.
Select any repository from the list.
Example: install.packages("devtools", repos="http://cran.us.r-project.org")
.