Running R from CD?

Better install and run R from a USB flash drive. This will save you
the trouble of re-writing the CD as you upgrade and install new
packages. Also, you can simply copy the R installation on your work
computer (no install rights needed); R will run.

I think there is a niche (= a hole in the wall) for a live CD: it is
cheaper to distribute 20 copies of CD's to your audience than 20 USB
memory sticks. Instructions would be welcome.

From: Hans van Walen <hans_at_vanwalen.com>

At work I have no permission to install R. So, would anyone know
whether it is possible to create a CD with a running R-installation
for a windows(XP) pc? And of course, how to?

Check the file Getting-Started-with-the-Rcmdr.pdf in John Fox's Rcmdr
package. You should be able to reach this package by launching
help.start(), and then browsing its directory in the help browser
window. Go to chapter "7. Some Suggestions for Instructors" which tells
you how to make a live CD of R in Windows. I haven't tried this, since I
don't have Windows, but I sure will when I got to be an "instructor" in
a Windows class.
 
cheers, jari oksanen

Jari Oksanen <jarioksa at sun3.oulu.fi>