How To Install r-cran-getoptlong on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-getoptlong on Kali Linux. r-cran-getoptlong is GNU R parsing command-Line arguments and variable interpolation

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-getoptlong

r-cran-getoptlong is:

This is yet another command-line argument parser which wraps the powerful Perl module Getopt::Long and with some adaptation for easier use in R. It also provides a simple way for variable interpolation in R.

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

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

Install r-cran-getoptlong Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-getoptlong

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-getoptlong

How To Uninstall r-cran-getoptlong on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-getoptlong

Uninstall r-cran-getoptlong And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-getoptlong Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-getoptlong have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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