How To Install r-cran-webutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-webutils on Kali Linux. r-cran-webutils is GNU R utility functions for developing web applications

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-webutils

r-cran-webutils is:

High performance in-memory http request parser for application/json, multipart/form-data, and application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Includes live demo of hosting and parsing multipart forms with either ‘httpuv’ or ‘Rhttpd’.

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

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

Install r-cran-webutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-webutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-webutils

How To Uninstall r-cran-webutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-webutils

Uninstall r-cran-webutils And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-webutils Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-webutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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