How To Install r-cran-wkutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-wkutils on Kali Linux. r-cran-wkutils is GNU R utilities for well-known geometry vectors

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-wkutils

r-cran-wkutils is:

Provides extra utilities for well-known formats in the ‘wk’ package that are outside the scope of that package. Utilities to parse coordinates from data frames, plot well-known geometry vectors, extract meta information from well-known geometry vectors, and calculate bounding boxes are provided.

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

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

Install r-cran-wkutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-wkutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-wkutils

How To Uninstall r-cran-wkutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-wkutils

Uninstall r-cran-wkutils And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-wkutils Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-wkutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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