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install R on Unix without Admin Privilege

4 messages · Wensui Liu, Gábor Csárdi

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Good morning, Dear Lister,
I really like to use R on our unix server. However, I am not an admin
of the system.
I am wondering if it is possible to install R on unix without admin previlege.

Thank you so much! Have a nice Xmas season!
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Well i don't know which Unix you have, but it shouldn't matter anyway.
If you're able to compile programs on the machine then download
the R source, compile it and install it into your local directory.

Gabor
On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 10:25:36AM -0500, Wensui Liu wrote:

  
    
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HI, Gabor,
what program do i need to compile R on unix?
local dir? do you mean dir under my user name with my profile?
On Dec 21, 2007 10:42 AM, Gabor Csardi <csardi at rmki.kfki.hu> wrote:

  
    
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 10:46:39AM -0500, Wensui Liu wrote:
At least a C compiler, maybe a Fortran compiler too.
Some standard Unix tools like make as well. See also:
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html
I mean any directory you've write access to, on a disk where you've 
enough space to install R.

Gabor