How To Install r-cran-pki on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pki on Kali Linux. r-cran-pki is public key infrastucture for R based on the X.509 standard

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-pki

r-cran-pki is:

PKI functions such as verifying certificates, RSA encription and signing which can be used to build PKI infrastructure and perform cryptographic tasks.

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

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

Install r-cran-pki Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pki

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pki

How To Uninstall r-cran-pki on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pki

Uninstall r-cran-pki And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-pki Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-pki have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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