How To Install r-cran-lavaan on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lavaan on Kali Linux. r-cran-lavaan is GNU R package for latent variable analysis – lavaan

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-lavaan

r-cran-lavaan is:

This package supplies latent variable analysis for R. One can use lavaan to estimate a large variety of multivariate statistical models, including path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling and growth curve models.

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

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

Install r-cran-lavaan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-lavaan

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lavaan

How To Uninstall r-cran-lavaan on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lavaan

Uninstall r-cran-lavaan And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-lavaan Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-lavaan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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