How To Install r-cran-jsonlite on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-jsonlite on Kali Linux. r-cran-jsonlite is Robust, High Performance JSON Parser and Generator for R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-jsonlite

r-cran-jsonlite is:

A fast JSON parser and generator optimized for statistical data and the web. Started out as a fork of ‘RJSONIO’, but has been completely rewritten in recent versions. The package offers flexible, robust, high performance tools for working with JSON in R and is particularly powerful for building pipelines and interacting with a web API. The implementation is based on the mapping described in the vignette (Ooms, 2014). In addition to converting JSON data from/to R objects, ‘jsonlite’ contains functions to stream, validate, and prettify JSON data. The unit tests included with the package verify that all edge cases are encoded and decoded consistently for use with dynamic data in systems and applications.

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

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

Install r-cran-jsonlite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-jsonlite

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-jsonlite

How To Uninstall r-cran-jsonlite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-jsonlite

Uninstall r-cran-jsonlite And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-jsonlite Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-jsonlite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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