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Installing randomForest on Ubuntu Errors

3 messages · Steve_Friedman at nps.gov, Liaw, Andy, Dirk Eddelbuettel

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Steve_Friedman at nps.gov
# 
Hello,

I've tried to install randomForest on a Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron system.

I've repeatedly rec'd the error:
ERROR:  compiliation failed for package 'randomForest'
** Removing '/home/admuser/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.6/randomForest'

The downloaded packages are in
   /tmp/RtmpkDsmTK/downloaded_packages
Warning message:
In install.packages("randomForest"", dependencies = TRUE) :
  installation of package 'randomForest' had a non-zero exit status
The package loads correctly on my windows box, but not on the linux side.

Is this package available for Ubuntu Linux, if so what should I do to
install it?

Thanks

Steve


Steve Friedman Ph. D.
Spatial Statistical Analyst
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Park
950 N Krome Ave (3rd Floor)
Homestead, Florida 33034

Steve_Friedman at nps.gov
Office (305) 224 - 4282
Fax     (305) 224 - 4147
Liaw, Andy
# 
I don't know much about how permissions are managed under ubuntu, but
you can try a couple of things:

- Dirk had worked very hard at automating building of CRAN packages for
Debian (from which Ubuntu is based).  I believe randomForest is among
one of those available.  I'm not sure if you need to set up special
respository, but the idea is that you should be able to install R
packages via apt-get.

- Try installing in your home directory and see if that works:  Make a
directory under your home directory, e.g., called "Rlibs".  Then in R,
do install.packages("randomForest", lib.loc="~/Rlibs", depend=TRUE).  If
that works, then your original problem is likely caused by permission.

Andy

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Dirk Eddelbuettel
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Steve,

The list r-sig-debian is a more appropriate forum for this question as it is
dedicated to R on Debian / Ubuntu.
On 10 May 2010 at 08:24, Steve_Friedman at nps.gov wrote:
| 
| Hello,
| 
| I've tried to install randomForest on a Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron system.
| 
| I've repeatedly rec'd the error:
| 
| > install.packages("randomForest", dependencies = TRUE)
| 
| ERROR:  compiliation failed for package 'randomForest'
| ** Removing '/home/admuser/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.6/randomForest'

Can you produce the actual error?  Ie why did install.packages fail?

What happens when you down the source .tar.gz and try

    sudo R CMD INSTALL randomForest_*.tar.gz 

instead?

Many of us happily run and install numerous packages from CRAN on Debian
and/or Ubuntu and I am sure we can help out, but it would be best if you came
over to r-sig-debian (and you need to subscribe first).

Hth, Dirk

 
| The downloaded packages are in
|    /tmp/RtmpkDsmTK/downloaded_packages
| Warning message:
| In install.packages("randomForest"", dependencies = TRUE) :
|   installation of package 'randomForest' had a non-zero exit status
| 
| >
| 
| The package loads correctly on my windows box, but not on the linux side.
| 
| Is this package available for Ubuntu Linux, if so what should I do to
| install it?
| 
| Thanks
| 
| Steve
| 
| 
| Steve Friedman Ph. D.
| Spatial Statistical Analyst
| Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Park
| 950 N Krome Ave (3rd Floor)
| Homestead, Florida 33034
| 
| Steve_Friedman at nps.gov
| Office (305) 224 - 4282
| Fax     (305) 224 - 4147
| 
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