How To Install r-cran-cowplot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cowplot on Kali Linux. r-cran-cowplot is GNU R streamlined plot theme and plot annotations for ggplot2

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-cowplot

r-cran-cowplot is:

Some helpful extensions and modifications to the ‘ggplot2’ package. In particular, this package makes it easy to combine multiple ‘ggplot2’ plots into one and label them with letters, e.g. A, B, C, etc., as is often required for scientific publications. The package also provides a streamlined and clean theme that is used in the Wilke lab, hence the package name, which stands for Claus O. Wilke’s plot package.

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

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

Install r-cran-cowplot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-cowplot

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cowplot

How To Uninstall r-cran-cowplot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cowplot

Uninstall r-cran-cowplot And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-cowplot Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-cowplot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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