How To Install r-cran-bridgesampling on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bridgesampling on Kali Linux. r-cran-bridgesampling is GNU R bridge sampling for marginal likelihoods and Bayes factors

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-bridgesampling

r-cran-bridgesampling is:

Provides functions for estimating marginal likelihoods, Bayes factors, posterior model probabilities, and normalizing constants in general, via different versions of bridge sampling (Meng & Wong, 1996, http://www3.stat.sinica.edu.tw/statistica/j6n4/j6n43/j6n43.htm).

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

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

Install r-cran-bridgesampling Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bridgesampling

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bridgesampling

How To Uninstall r-cran-bridgesampling on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bridgesampling

Uninstall r-cran-bridgesampling And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-bridgesampling Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-bridgesampling have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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