How To Install r-cran-hdf5r on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5r on Kali Linux. r-cran-hdf5r is GNU R interface to the HDF5 binary data format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5r on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-hdf5r

r-cran-hdf5r is:

‘HDF5’ is a data model, library and file format for storing and managing large amounts of data. This package provides a nearly feature complete, object oriented wrapper for the ‘HDF5’ API https://support.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5Front.html using R6 classes. Additionally, functionality is added so that ‘HDF5’ objects behave very similar to their corresponding R counterparts.

There are three methods to install r-cran-hdf5r 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-hdf5r 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-hdf5r using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-hdf5r

Install r-cran-hdf5r Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-hdf5r using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-hdf5r

Install r-cran-hdf5r 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-hdf5r using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-hdf5r

How To Uninstall r-cran-hdf5r on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-hdf5r package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-hdf5r

Uninstall r-cran-hdf5r And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-hdf5r and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-hdf5r

Remove r-cran-hdf5r Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-hdf5r configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-hdf5r

Remove r-cran-hdf5r configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-hdf5r configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-hdf5r

Dependencies

r-cran-hdf5r have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-hdf5r package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.