How To Install r-cran-rprotobuf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rprotobuf on Kali Linux. r-cran-rprotobuf is GNU R package providing an interface to the Protocol Buffers API

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rprotobuf

r-cran-rprotobuf is:

r-cran-protobuf is a GNU R package providing an interface to the Protocol Buffers API. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.

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

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

Install r-cran-rprotobuf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rprotobuf

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rprotobuf

How To Uninstall r-cran-rprotobuf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rprotobuf

Uninstall r-cran-rprotobuf And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rprotobuf Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rprotobuf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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