How To Install r-cran-rcurl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rcurl on Kali Linux. r-cran-rcurl is GNU R General network (HTTP/FTP/…) client interface

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rcurl

r-cran-rcurl is:

The package allows one to compose general HTTP requests and provides convenient functions to fetch URIs, get & post forms, etc. and process the results returned by the Web server. This provides a great deal of control over the HTTP/FTP/… connection and the form of the request while providing a higher-level interface than is available just using R socket connections. Additionally, the underlying implementation is robust and extensive, supporting FTP/FTPS/TFTP (uploads and downloads), SSL/HTTPS, telnet, dict, ldap, and also supports cookies, redirects, authentication, etc.

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

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

Install r-cran-rcurl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rcurl

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rcurl

How To Uninstall r-cran-rcurl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rcurl

Uninstall r-cran-rcurl And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rcurl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rcurl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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