How To Install r-cran-mvnfast on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-mvnfast on Kali Linux. r-cran-mvnfast is GNU R fast multivariate normal and students t methods

Introduction

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

What is r-cran-mvnfast

r-cran-mvnfast is:

Provides computationally efficient tools related to the multivariate normal and Student’s t distributions. The main functionalities are: simulating multivariate random vectors, evaluating multivariate normal or Student’s t densities and Mahalanobis distances. These tools are very efficient thanks to the use of C++ code and of the OpenMP API.

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

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

Install r-cran-mvnfast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install r-cran-mvnfast

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

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-mvnfast

How To Uninstall r-cran-mvnfast on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-mvnfast

Uninstall r-cran-mvnfast And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove r-cran-mvnfast Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

r-cran-mvnfast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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