How To Install r-cran-hdf5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5 on Kali Linux. r-cran-hdf5 is GNU R package interfacing the NCSA HDF5 library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5 on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-hdf5

r-cran-hdf5 is:

This package provides the functions hdf5save and hdf5load which allow saving and loading of R variables in the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) format. Lists, strings, vectors, matrices and higher-dimensional arrays are supported.

There are three methods to install r-cran-hdf5 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-hdf5 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-hdf5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-hdf5

Install r-cran-hdf5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-hdf5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-hdf5

Install r-cran-hdf5 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-hdf5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-hdf5

How To Uninstall r-cran-hdf5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-hdf5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-hdf5

Uninstall r-cran-hdf5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-hdf5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-hdf5

Remove r-cran-hdf5 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-hdf5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-hdf5

Remove r-cran-hdf5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-hdf5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-hdf5

Dependencies

r-cran-hdf5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.