How To Install r-cran-xml2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml2 on Kali Linux. r-cran-xml2 is GNU R XML parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml2 on Kali Linux.

What is r-cran-xml2

r-cran-xml2 is:

This GNU R package works with XML files using a simple, consistent interface. Built on top of the ’libxml2’ C library.

Modifying existing XML can be done in xml2 by using the replacement functions of the accessors. They all have methods for both individual xml_node objects as well as xml_nodeset objects. If a vector of values is provided it is applied piecewise over the nodeset, otherwise the value is recycled.

There are three methods to install r-cran-xml2 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-xml2 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-xml2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-xml2

Install r-cran-xml2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-xml2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-xml2

Install r-cran-xml2 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-xml2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-xml2

How To Uninstall r-cran-xml2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-cran-xml2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-xml2

Uninstall r-cran-xml2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-xml2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-xml2

Remove r-cran-xml2 Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-xml2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-xml2

Remove r-cran-xml2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-xml2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-xml2

Dependencies

r-cran-xml2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-xml2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.