How To Install r-cran-tinytex on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tinytex on Kali Linux.
What is r-cran-tinytex
r-cran-tinytex is:
GNU R Helper functions to install and maintain the ‘LaTeX’ distribution named ‘TinyTeX’ (https://yihui.name/tinytex/), a lightweight, cross-platform, portable, and easy-to-maintain version of ‘TeX Live’. This package also contains helper functions to compile ‘LaTeX’ documents, and install missing ‘LaTeX’ packages automatically.
There are three methods to install r-cran-tinytex 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-tinytex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tinytex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-tinytexInstall r-cran-tinytex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tinytex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-tinytexInstall r-cran-tinytex 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-tinytex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tinytexHow To Uninstall r-cran-tinytex on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the r-cran-tinytex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tinytexUninstall r-cran-tinytex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-tinytex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-tinytexRemove r-cran-tinytex Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-tinytex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-tinytexRemove r-cran-tinytex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-tinytex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-tinytexDependencies
r-cran-tinytex have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tinytex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
