How To Install r-cran-gert on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-gert on Kali Linux. r-cran-gert is simple git client for GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-gert

r-cran-gert is:

Simple git client for R based on ’libgit2’ with support for SSH and HTTPS remotes. All functions in ‘gert’ use basic R data types (such as vectors and data-frames) for their arguments and return values. User credentials are shared with command line ‘git’ through the git-credential store and ssh keys stored on disk or ssh-agent.

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

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

Install r-cran-gert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-gert

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-gert

How To Uninstall r-cran-gert on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-gert

Uninstall r-cran-gert And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-gert Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-gert have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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