How To Install r-cran-pkgkitten on Debian 10

Learn how to install r-cran-pkgkitten on Debian 10 with this tutorial. r-cran-pkgkitten is GNU R package to create simple packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pkgkitten on Debian 10.

What is r-cran-pkgkitten

r-cran-pkgkitten is:

This package provides a function kitten() which create cute little packages which pass R CMD check. This sets it apart from package.skeleton() which it calls, and which leaves imperfect files behind. As this is not exactly helpful for beginners, kitten() offers an alternative.

There are three methods to install r-cran-pkgkitten on Debian 10. 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-pkgkitten 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-pkgkitten using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install r-cran-pkgkitten Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pkgkitten

Install r-cran-pkgkitten Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pkgkitten

How To Uninstall r-cran-pkgkitten on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pkgkitten

Uninstall r-cran-pkgkitten And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-pkgkitten and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove r-cran-pkgkitten Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-pkgkitten configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-pkgkitten have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pkgkitten package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.