How To Install r-cran-readxl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-readxl on Kali Linux. r-cran-readxl is GNU R package to read Excel files

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-readxl

r-cran-readxl is:

The readxl package imports Excel files into R. Supports ‘.xls’ via the embedded ’libxls’ C library (http://sourceforge.net/projects/libxls/) and ‘.xlsx’ via the embedded ‘RapidXML’ C++ library (http://rapidxml.sourceforge.net).

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

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

Install r-cran-readxl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-readxl

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-readxl

How To Uninstall r-cran-readxl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-readxl

Uninstall r-cran-readxl And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-readxl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-readxl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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