How To Install r-cran-wdi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wdi on Kali Linux. r-cran-wdi is GNU R package for accessing the World Development Indicators

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-wdi

r-cran-wdi is:

Search and download data from over 40 databases hosted by the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators (WDI), International Debt Statistics, Doing Business, Human Capital Index, and Sub-national Poverty indicators.

Note that the package does not contain the data. Instead, it provides a set of functions to download the data from the World Bank’s website.

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

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

Install r-cran-wdi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-wdi

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-wdi

How To Uninstall r-cran-wdi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-wdi

Uninstall r-cran-wdi And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-wdi Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-wdi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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