How To Install r-cran-promises on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-promises on Kali Linux. r-cran-promises is GNU R abstractions for promise-based asynchronous programming

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-promises

r-cran-promises is:

Provides fundamental abstractions for doing asynchronous programming in R using promises. Asynchronous programming is useful for allowing a single R process to orchestrate multiple tasks in the background while also attending to something else. Semantics are similar to ‘JavaScript’ promises, but with a syntax that is idiomatic R.

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

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

Install r-cran-promises Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-promises

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-promises

How To Uninstall r-cran-promises on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-promises

Uninstall r-cran-promises And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-promises Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-promises have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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