How To Install r-cran-selectr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-selectr on Kali Linux. r-cran-selectr is Translate CSS Selectors to XPath Expressions

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-selectr

r-cran-selectr is:

Translates a CSS3 selector into an equivalent XPath expression. This allows one to use CSS selectors when working with the XML package as it can only evaluate XPath expressions. Also provided are convenience functions useful for using CSS selectors on XML nodes. This package is a port of the Python package ‘cssselect’ (https://cssselect.readthedocs.io/).

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

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

Install r-cran-selectr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-selectr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-selectr

How To Uninstall r-cran-selectr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-selectr

Uninstall r-cran-selectr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-selectr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-selectr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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