How To Install r-cran-pkgbuild on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-pkgbuild

r-cran-pkgbuild is:

Provides functions used to build R packages. Locates compilers needed to build R packages on various platforms and ensures the PATH is configured appropriately so R can use them.

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

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

Install r-cran-pkgbuild Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pkgbuild

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pkgbuild

How To Uninstall r-cran-pkgbuild on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pkgbuild

Uninstall r-cran-pkgbuild And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-pkgbuild Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-pkgbuild have the following dependencies:

• r-base-core
• r-api-4.0
• r-cran-callr
• r-cran-cli
• r-cran-crayon
• r-cran-desc
• r-cran-prettyunits
• r-cran-r6
• r-cran-rprojroot
• r-cran-withr

References

• r-cran-pkgbuild website

Summary

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