Install R in Linux
--- Peter Dalgaard <P.Dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk> wrote:
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.
If you really need to use it and are not root, a slow but workable approach is to install R on a USB stick and run from there. I have done this for R.2.3.1 but I have not upgraded to a newer package.