How To Install r-cran-slam on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-slam on Kali Linux. r-cran-slam is GNU R sparse lighweight arrays and matrices package

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-slam

r-cran-slam is:

This package provides data structures and algorithms for sparse arrays and matrices, based on index arrays and simple triplet representations, respectively.

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

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

Install r-cran-slam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-slam

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-slam

How To Uninstall r-cran-slam on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-slam

Uninstall r-cran-slam And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-slam Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-slam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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