How To Install r-cran-callr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-callr on Kali Linux. r-cran-callr is Call GNU R from GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-callr

r-cran-callr is:

It is sometimes useful to perform a computation in a separate R process, without affecting the current R process at all. This package does exactly that.

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

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

Install r-cran-callr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-callr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-callr

How To Uninstall r-cran-callr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-callr

Uninstall r-cran-callr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-callr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-callr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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