How To Install r-doc-info on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-doc-info on Kali Linux.

What is r-doc-info

r-doc-info is:

R is a system for statistical computation and graphics. It consists of a language plus a run-time environment with graphics, a debugger, access to certain system functions, and the ability to run programs stored in script files.

The design of R has been heavily influenced by two existing languages: Becker, Chambers & Wilks’ S and Sussman’s Scheme. Whereas the resulting language is very similar in appearance to S, the underlying implementation and semantics are derived from Scheme.

The core of R is an interpreted computer language which allows branching and looping as well as modular programming using functions. Most of the user-visible functions in R are written in R. It is possible for the user to interface to procedures written in the C, C++, or FORTRAN languages for efficiency, and many of R’s core functions do so. The R distribution contains functionality for a large number of statistical procedures and underlying applied math computations. There is also a large set of functions which provide a flexible graphical environment for creating various kinds of data presentations.

Additionally, several thousand extension “packages” are available from CRAN, the Comprehensive R Archive Network, many also as Debian packages, named ‘r-cran-’.

This package provides the R manuals in info format. The sibling packages r-doc-html and r-doc-pdf provide the same manuals.

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

sudo apt-get -y install r-doc-info

Install r-doc-info Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-doc-info

Install r-doc-info 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-doc-info using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-doc-info

How To Uninstall r-doc-info on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the r-doc-info package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-doc-info

Uninstall r-doc-info And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-doc-info

Remove r-doc-info Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge r-doc-info

Remove r-doc-info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-doc-info

Dependencies

r-doc-info have the following dependencies:

• dpkg

References

• r-doc-info website

Summary

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