How To Install r-cran-reticulate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-reticulate on Kali Linux. r-cran-reticulate is R interface to Python modules, classes, and functions

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-reticulate

r-cran-reticulate is:

Interface to Python modules, classes, and functions. When calling into Python, R data types are automatically converted to their equivalent Python types. When values are returned from Python to R they are converted back to R types.

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

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

Install r-cran-reticulate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-reticulate

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-reticulate

How To Uninstall r-cran-reticulate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-reticulate

Uninstall r-cran-reticulate And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-reticulate Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-reticulate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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