How To Install r-cran-webshot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-webshot on Kali Linux. r-cran-webshot is GNU R take screenshots of web pages

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-webshot

r-cran-webshot is:

This GNU R package provides functions to takes screenshots of web pages, including Shiny applications and R Markdown documents.

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

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

Install r-cran-webshot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-webshot

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-webshot

How To Uninstall r-cran-webshot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-webshot

Uninstall r-cran-webshot And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-webshot Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-webshot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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