How To Install r-cran-cairodevice on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cairodevice on Kali Linux. r-cran-cairodevice is GNU R Cairo/Gtk2 device driver package

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-cairodevice

r-cran-cairodevice is:

This CRAN package provides a Cairo/GTK2 graphics device for GNU R that, in addition to standalone functionality, can be used to create devices as embedded components in a GUI using a Gtk drawing area widget, e.g. using RGtk2.

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

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

Install r-cran-cairodevice Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-cairodevice

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cairodevice

How To Uninstall r-cran-cairodevice on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cairodevice

Uninstall r-cran-cairodevice And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-cairodevice Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-cairodevice have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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