How To Install r-cran-generics on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-generics on Kali Linux. r-cran-generics is GNU R common S3 generics not provided by base R methods

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-generics

r-cran-generics is:

This GNU R package provides a number of commonly used S3 generics that are not provided by base R methods related to model fitting in order to reduce potential package dependencies and conflicts,

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

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

Install r-cran-generics Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-generics

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-generics

How To Uninstall r-cran-generics on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-generics

Uninstall r-cran-generics And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-generics Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-generics have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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