How To Install r-cran-rcmdcheck on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcmdcheck on Kali Linux. r-cran-rcmdcheck is Run R CMD check from R and Capture Results

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rcmdcheck

r-cran-rcmdcheck is:

Run ‘R CMD check’ from ‘R’ programmatically, and capture the results of the individual checks.

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

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

Install r-cran-rcmdcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcmdcheck

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcmdcheck

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcmdcheck on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcmdcheck

Uninstall r-cran-rcmdcheck And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rcmdcheck Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rcmdcheck have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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