How To Install r-cran-downloader on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader on Kali Linux.
What is r-cran-downloader
r-cran-downloader is:
This package provides a wrapper for the download.file function, making it possible to download files over https on Windows, Mac OS X, and other Unix-like platforms.
There are three methods to install r-cran-downloader 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-downloader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-downloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-downloaderInstall r-cran-downloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-downloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-downloaderInstall r-cran-downloader 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-downloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-downloaderHow To Uninstall r-cran-downloader on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the r-cran-downloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-downloaderUninstall r-cran-downloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-downloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-downloaderRemove r-cran-downloader Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-downloader configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-downloaderRemove r-cran-downloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-downloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-downloaderDependencies
r-cran-downloader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-downloader package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
