How To Install r-cran-xfun on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xfun on Kali Linux. r-cran-xfun is miscellaneous GNU R functions by Yihui Xie

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-xfun

r-cran-xfun is:

This package provides miscellaneous functions for GNU R commonly used in other packages maintained by ‘Yihui Xie’. For instance it is needed in r-cran-tinytex.

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

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

Install r-cran-xfun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-xfun

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xfun

How To Uninstall r-cran-xfun on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xfun

Uninstall r-cran-xfun And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-xfun Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-xfun have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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