How To Install r-cran-dbi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-dbi on Kali Linux. r-cran-dbi is GNU R package providing a generic database interface

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-dbi

r-cran-dbi is:

A generic database interface (DBI) definition for communication between R and relational database management systems – similar to Perl’s DBI system. All classes in this package are virtual and need to be extended by the various R/DBMS implementations as e.g. RMySQL.

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

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

Install r-cran-dbi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-dbi

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-dbi

How To Uninstall r-cran-dbi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-dbi

Uninstall r-cran-dbi And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-dbi Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-dbi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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