How To Install r-cran-tidyr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-tidyr on Kali Linux. r-cran-tidyr is GNU R package to easily tidy data

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-tidyr

r-cran-tidyr is:

GNU R package to easily tidy data with ‘spread()’ and ‘gather()’ functions.

An evolution of ‘reshape2’. It’s designed specifically for data tidying (not general reshaping or aggregating) and works well with ‘dplyr’ data pipelines.

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

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

Install r-cran-tidyr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-tidyr

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-tidyr

How To Uninstall r-cran-tidyr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-tidyr

Uninstall r-cran-tidyr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-tidyr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-tidyr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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