How To Install r-cran-svglite on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-svglite on Kali Linux. r-cran-svglite is GNU R SVG graphics device

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-svglite

r-cran-svglite is:

This package provides graphics device for GNU R that produces ‘Scalable Vector Graphics’. ‘svglite’ is a fork of the older ‘RSvgDevice’ package.

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

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

Install r-cran-svglite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-svglite

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-svglite

How To Uninstall r-cran-svglite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-svglite

Uninstall r-cran-svglite And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-svglite Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-svglite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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