How To Install r-cran-readr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readr on Kali Linux. r-cran-readr is GNU R package to read rectangular text data

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-readr

r-cran-readr is:

The goal of ‘readr’ is to provide a fast and friendly way to read rectangular data (like ‘csv’, ’tsv’, and ‘fwf’). It is designed to flexibly parse many types of data found in the wild, while still cleanly failing when data unexpectedly changes.

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

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

Install r-cran-readr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-readr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-readr

How To Uninstall r-cran-readr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-readr

Uninstall r-cran-readr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-readr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-readr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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