How To Install r-cran-biocmanager on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-biocmanager on Kali Linux. r-cran-biocmanager is access the Bioconductor project package repository

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-biocmanager

r-cran-biocmanager is:

A convenient tool to install and update Bioconductor packages.

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

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

Install r-cran-biocmanager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-biocmanager

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-biocmanager

How To Uninstall r-cran-biocmanager on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-biocmanager

Uninstall r-cran-biocmanager And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-biocmanager Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-biocmanager have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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