How To Install r-cran-sys on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-sys on Kali Linux. r-cran-sys is Powerful and Reliable Tools for Running System Commands in GNU R

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-sys

r-cran-sys is:

Drop-in replacements for the base system2() function with fine control and consistent behavior across platforms. Supports clean interruption, timeout, background tasks, and streaming STDIN / STDOUT / STDERR over binary or text connections. Arguments on Windows automatically get encoded and quoted to work on different locales. On Unix platforms the package also provides functions for evaluating expressions inside a temporary fork. Such evaluations have no side effects on the main R process, and support reliable interrupts and timeouts. This provides the basis for a sandboxing mechanism.

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

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

Install r-cran-sys Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-sys

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-sys

How To Uninstall r-cran-sys on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-sys

Uninstall r-cran-sys And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-sys Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-sys have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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