How To Install r-cran-shinyfiles on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-shinyfiles on Kali Linux. r-cran-shinyfiles is GNU R server-side file system viewer for shiny

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-shinyfiles

r-cran-shinyfiles is:

Provides functionality for client-side navigation of the server side file system in shiny apps. In case the app is running locally this gives the user direct access to the file system without the need to “download” files to a temporary location. Both file and folder selection as well as file saving is available.

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

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

Install r-cran-shinyfiles Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-shinyfiles

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-shinyfiles

How To Uninstall r-cran-shinyfiles on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-shinyfiles

Uninstall r-cran-shinyfiles And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-shinyfiles Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-shinyfiles have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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