How To Install r-cran-rsvg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rsvg on Kali Linux. r-cran-rsvg is GNU R render SVG images into PDF, PNG, PostScript, or bitmap arrays

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-rsvg

r-cran-rsvg is:

Renders vector-based svg images into high-quality custom-size bitmap arrays using ’librsvg2’. The resulting bitmap can be written to e.g. png, jpeg or webp format. In addition, the package can convert images directly to various formats such as pdf or postscript.

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

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

Install r-cran-rsvg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-rsvg

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rsvg

How To Uninstall r-cran-rsvg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rsvg

Uninstall r-cran-rsvg And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-rsvg Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-rsvg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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