How To Install r-cran-rglpk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rglpk on Kali Linux. r-cran-rglpk is GNU R interface to the GNU Linear Programming Kit

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rglpk

r-cran-rglpk is:

GLPK is open source software for solving large-scale linear programming (LP), mixed integer linear programming (MILP) and other related problems.

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

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

Install r-cran-rglpk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rglpk

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rglpk

How To Uninstall r-cran-rglpk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rglpk

Uninstall r-cran-rglpk And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rglpk Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rglpk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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