How To Install r-cran-vdiffr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-vdiffr on Kali Linux. r-cran-vdiffr is GNU R visual regression testing and graphical diffing

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-vdiffr

r-cran-vdiffr is:

An extension to the ’testthat’ package that makes it easy to add graphical unit tests. It provides a Shiny application to manage the test cases.

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

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

Install r-cran-vdiffr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-vdiffr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-vdiffr

How To Uninstall r-cran-vdiffr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-vdiffr

Uninstall r-cran-vdiffr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-vdiffr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-vdiffr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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