How To Install r-cran-processx on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-processx on Kali Linux.
What is r-cran-processx
r-cran-processx is:
Tools to run system processes in the background. It can check if a background process is running; wait on a background process to finish; get the exit status of finished processes; kill background processes and their children; restart processes. It can read the standard output and error of the processes, using non-blocking connections. ‘processx’ can poll a process for standard output or error, with a timeout. It can also poll several processes at once.
There are three methods to install r-cran-processx 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-processx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-processx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-processxInstall r-cran-processx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-processx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-processxInstall r-cran-processx 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install r-cran-processx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-processxHow To Uninstall r-cran-processx on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the r-cran-processx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-processxUninstall r-cran-processx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-processx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-processxRemove r-cran-processx Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-processx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-processxRemove r-cran-processx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-processx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-processxDependencies
r-cran-processx have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-processx package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
