Message-ID: <457FFAC0.1020009@biostat.ku.dk>
Date: 2006-12-13T13:06:08Z
From: Peter Dalgaard
Subject: Install R in Linux
In-Reply-To: <20061213124036.79263.qmail@web28008.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
lu kan wrote:
> Hi, Is it possible to install R in a linux box (Debian) without being a root. I know I can compile the R source code, but there is no F77 compiler on the box. So is it possible to install binary R without being a root?
>
(We did see it the first time!!)
In a word, no. Either you need to install the binaries as root or
install sufficient build tools as root. There's a slight chance that you
could unpack the Debian binaries somewhere and then fix up the paths,
but you're on your own.
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