How To Install r-cran-fastmap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-fastmap on Kali Linux. r-cran-fastmap is GNU R fast implementation of a key-value store

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-fastmap

r-cran-fastmap is:

Fast implementation of a key-value store. Environments are commonly used as key-value stores, but every time a new key is used, it is added to R’s global symbol table, causing a small amount of memory leakage. This can be problematic in cases where many different keys are used. Fastmap avoids this memory leak issue by implementing the map using data structures in C++.

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

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

Install r-cran-fastmap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-fastmap

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-fastmap

How To Uninstall r-cran-fastmap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-fastmap

Uninstall r-cran-fastmap And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-fastmap Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-fastmap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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