How To Install r-cran-xml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml on Kali Linux. r-cran-xml is GNU R package for XML parsing and generation

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-xml

r-cran-xml is:

This package provides facilities for the R language to

  • parse XML files, URLs and strings, using either the DOM (Document Object Model)/tree-based approach, or the event-driven SAX (Simple API for XML) mechanism;
  • generate XML content to buffers, files, URLs, and internal XML trees;
  • read DTDs as R objects.

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

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

Install r-cran-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-xml

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xml

How To Uninstall r-cran-xml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xml

Uninstall r-cran-xml And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-xml Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-xml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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