How To Install r-bioc-keggrest on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-keggrest on Kali Linux. r-bioc-keggrest is GNU R client-side REST access to KEGG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-bioc-keggrest on Kali Linux.

What is r-bioc-keggrest

r-bioc-keggrest is:

A package that provides a client interface to the KEGG REST server. Based on KEGGSOAP by J. Zhang, R. Gentleman, and Marc Carlson, and KEGG (Python package) by Aurelien Mazurie.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-bioc-keggrest

Install r-bioc-keggrest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-bioc-keggrest

Install r-bioc-keggrest 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-bioc-keggrest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-bioc-keggrest

How To Uninstall r-bioc-keggrest on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-bioc-keggrest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-bioc-keggrest

Uninstall r-bioc-keggrest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-bioc-keggrest

Remove r-bioc-keggrest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-bioc-keggrest

Remove r-bioc-keggrest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-bioc-keggrest

Dependencies

r-bioc-keggrest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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