How To Install r-base-core on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-base-core on Kali Linux. r-base-core is GNU R core of statistical computation and graphics system

Introduction

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

What is r-base-core

r-base-core 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 provides the core GNU R system from which only the optional documentation packages r-base-html, r-doc-html, r-doc-pdf and r-doc-info have been split off to somewhat reduce the size of this package.

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

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

Install r-base-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-base-core

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-base-core

How To Uninstall r-base-core on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-base-core

Uninstall r-base-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-base-core 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

Remove r-base-core Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-base-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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