How To Install r-cran-irkernel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-irkernel on Kali Linux. r-cran-irkernel is Native R kernel for the Jupyter notebook

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-irkernel

r-cran-irkernel is:

Native R kernel for Jupyter, allowing R to be used in the notebook (or other interfaces), and providing autocompletion and rich display output.

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

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

Install r-cran-irkernel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-irkernel

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-irkernel

How To Uninstall r-cran-irkernel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-irkernel

Uninstall r-cran-irkernel And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-irkernel Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-irkernel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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