How To Install r-cran-httr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-httr on Kali Linux. r-cran-httr is GNU R tools for working with URLs and HTTP

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-httr

r-cran-httr is:

Useful tools for working with HTTP organised by HTTP verbs (GET(), POST(), etc). Configuration functions make it easy to control additional request components (authenticate(), add_headers() and so on).

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

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

Install r-cran-httr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-httr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-httr

How To Uninstall r-cran-httr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-httr

Uninstall r-cran-httr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-httr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-httr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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