How To Install r-cran-rjava on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rjava on Kali Linux. r-cran-rjava is GNU R low-level interface to Java

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rjava

r-cran-rjava is:

This package provide a low-level interface from GNU R to Java VM very much like .C/.Call and friends. Allows creation of objects, calling methods and accessing fields.

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

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

Install r-cran-rjava Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rjava

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rjava

How To Uninstall r-cran-rjava on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rjava

Uninstall r-cran-rjava And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rjava Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rjava have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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