How To Install r-cran-spatial on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-spatial on Kali Linux. r-cran-spatial is GNU R package for spatial statistics

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-spatial

r-cran-spatial is:

The spatial package provides functions and datasets to support chapter 15 on ‘Spatial Statistic’ in the book ‘Modern Applied Statistics with S’ (4th edition) by W.N. Venables and B.D. Ripley. The following URL provides more details about the book: URL: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/MASS4

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

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

Install r-cran-spatial Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-spatial

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-spatial

How To Uninstall r-cran-spatial on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-spatial

Uninstall r-cran-spatial And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-spatial Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-spatial have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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