How To Install r-cran-getopt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-getopt on Kali Linux. r-cran-getopt is GNU R package providing command-line parsing functionality

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-getopt

r-cran-getopt is:

This package provides the getopt function which can be used with R’s Rscript (or littler’s r) to write ``#!’’ shebang scripts that accept short and long flags/options.

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

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

Install r-cran-getopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-getopt

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-getopt

How To Uninstall r-cran-getopt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-getopt

Uninstall r-cran-getopt And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-getopt Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-getopt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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