How To Install r-cran-openmx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-openmx on Kali Linux. r-cran-openmx is GNU R extended structural equation modelling

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-openmx

r-cran-openmx is:

Create structural equation models that can be manipulated programmatically. Models may be specified with matrices or paths (LISREL or RAM) Example models include confirmatory factor, multiple group, mixture distribution, categorical threshold, modern test theory, differential Fit functions include full information maximum likelihood, maximum likelihood, and weighted least squares. equations, state space, and many others. Support and advanced package binaries available at http://openmx.ssri.psu.edu. The software is described in Neale, Hunter, Pritikin, Zahery, Brick, Kirkpatrick, Estabrook, Bates, Maes, & Boker (2016) doi:10.1007/s11336-014-9435-8.

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

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

Install r-cran-openmx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-openmx

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-openmx

How To Uninstall r-cran-openmx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-openmx

Uninstall r-cran-openmx And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-openmx Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-openmx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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