How To Install r-cran-pkgmaker on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-pkgmaker on Kali Linux. r-cran-pkgmaker is GNU R package development utilities

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-pkgmaker

r-cran-pkgmaker is:

This package provides some low-level utilities to use for package development. It currently provides managers for multiple package specific options and registries, vignette, unit test and bibtex related utilities. It serves as a base package for many other R packages and as an incubator package for other general purposes utilities, that will eventually be packaged separately.

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

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

Install r-cran-pkgmaker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-pkgmaker

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-pkgmaker

How To Uninstall r-cran-pkgmaker on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-pkgmaker

Uninstall r-cran-pkgmaker And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-pkgmaker Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-pkgmaker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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