How To Install r-base-core-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-base-core-dbg on Kali Linux. r-base-core-dbg is GNU R debug symbols for statistical comp. language and environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-base-core-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is r-base-core-dbg

r-base-core-dbg is:

R is a system for statistical computation and graphics. It consists of a language plus a run-time environment with graphics, a debugger, access to certain system functions, and the ability to run programs stored in script files.

The design of R has been heavily influenced by two existing languages: Becker, Chambers & Wilks’ S and Sussman’s Scheme. Whereas the resulting language is very similar in appearance to S, the underlying implementation and semantics are derived from Scheme.

The core of R is an interpreted computer language which allows branching and looping as well as modular programming using functions. Most of the user-visible functions in R are written in R. It is possible for the user to interface to procedures written in the C, C++, or FORTRAN languages for efficiency, and many of R’s core functions do so. The R distribution contains functionality for a large number of statistical procedures and underlying applied math computations. There is also a large set of functions which provide a flexible graphical environment for creating various kinds of data presentations.

Additionally, several thousand extension “packages” are available from CRAN, the Comprehensive R Archive Network, many also as Debian packages, named ‘r-cran-’.

This package contains debugging symbol tables for the binaries and dynamic libraries in the r-base-core package.

There are three methods to install r-base-core-dbg 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-base-core-dbg 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-base-core-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-base-core-dbg

Install r-base-core-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-base-core-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-base-core-dbg

Install r-base-core-dbg 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-base-core-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-base-core-dbg

How To Uninstall r-base-core-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-base-core-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-base-core-dbg

Uninstall r-base-core-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-base-core-dbg

Remove r-base-core-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove r-base-core-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-base-core-dbg

Remove r-base-core-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-base-core-dbg

Dependencies

r-base-core-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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