How To Install r-cran-rmarkdown on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rmarkdown on Kali Linux. r-cran-rmarkdown is convert R markdown documents into a variety of formats

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rmarkdown

r-cran-rmarkdown is:

R Markdown is a framework for creating documents that mix R code with markdown to produce visually pleasing, high quality and reproducible reports. It supports various output formats, including HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word and Beamer.

Please note: Upstream rmarkdown contains export to ioslides. This was removed from the Debian package due to not existing license statement. If you need this functionality you need to install rmarkdown manually from CRAN.

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

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

Install r-cran-rmarkdown Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rmarkdown

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rmarkdown

How To Uninstall r-cran-rmarkdown on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rmarkdown

Uninstall r-cran-rmarkdown And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rmarkdown Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rmarkdown have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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