How To Install r-cran-ncmeta on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-ncmeta on Kali Linux. r-cran-ncmeta is GNU R Straightforward NetCDF Metadata

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-ncmeta

r-cran-ncmeta is:

Extract metadata from ‘NetCDF’ data sources, these can be files, file handles or servers. This package leverages and extends the lower level functions of the ‘RNetCDF’ package providing a consistent set of functions that all return data frames. There are named concepts of ‘grid’, ‘axis’ and ‘source’ which are all meaningful entities without formal definition in the ‘NetCDF’ library. ‘RNetCDF’ matches the library itself with only the named concepts of ‘variables’, ‘dimensions’ and ‘attributes’. ’ncmeta’ provides a required framework for the in-development ’tidync’ project.

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

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

Install r-cran-ncmeta Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-ncmeta

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-ncmeta

How To Uninstall r-cran-ncmeta on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-ncmeta

Uninstall r-cran-ncmeta And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-ncmeta Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-ncmeta have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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