How To Install r-cran-lwgeom on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-lwgeom on Kali Linux. r-cran-lwgeom is GNU R bindings to selected liblwgeom functions for simple features

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-lwgeom

r-cran-lwgeom is:

This GNU R package provides access to selected functions found in ’liblwgeom’ library, the light-weight geometry library used by ‘PostGIS’.

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

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

Install r-cran-lwgeom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-lwgeom

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-lwgeom

How To Uninstall r-cran-lwgeom on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-lwgeom

Uninstall r-cran-lwgeom And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-lwgeom Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-lwgeom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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