How To Install r-cran-bigmemory on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bigmemory on Kali Linux. r-cran-bigmemory is Manage Massive Matrices with Shared Memory and Memory-Mapped Files

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-bigmemory

r-cran-bigmemory is:

Create, store, access, and manipulate massive matrices. Matrices are allocated to shared memory and may use memory-mapped files. Packages ‘biganalytics’, ‘bigtabulate’, ‘synchronicity’, and ‘bigalgebra’ provide advanced functionality.

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

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

Install r-cran-bigmemory Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bigmemory

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bigmemory

How To Uninstall r-cran-bigmemory on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bigmemory

Uninstall r-cran-bigmemory And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-bigmemory Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-bigmemory have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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