How To Install r-cran-cpp11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cpp11 on Kali Linux. r-cran-cpp11 is C++11 interface for GNU Rs C interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cpp11 on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-cpp11

r-cran-cpp11 is:

Provides a header only, C++11 interface to R’s C interface. Compared to other approaches ‘cpp11’ strives to be safe against long jumps from the C API as well as C++ exceptions, conform to normal R function semantics and supports interaction with ‘ALTREP’ vectors.

There are three methods to install r-cran-cpp11 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-cpp11 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-cpp11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-cpp11

Install r-cran-cpp11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-cpp11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-cpp11

Install r-cran-cpp11 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-cpp11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-cpp11

How To Uninstall r-cran-cpp11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-cpp11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-cpp11

Uninstall r-cran-cpp11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-cpp11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-cpp11

Remove r-cran-cpp11 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-cpp11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-cpp11

Remove r-cran-cpp11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-cpp11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-cpp11

Dependencies

r-cran-cpp11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-cpp11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.