thank a lot for you answer. Since I'm new to linux, I still have a
couple questions based on your response:
You're welcome, no problem!
1) do I create a file named .Renvirons or just Renvirons in my home
directory?
Create a ".Renviron" file with a dot, meaning this file is hidden. And
as far as I know R will be looking for a .Renviron but not Renviron file
by default.
Try "ls -a" in a shell to see all the hidden files of your home directory.
@) In the following lines of the script:
### Packages in the home directory:
R_LIBS="~/.R-site/site-library:${R_LIBS}"
how exactly would I change the file path to"~/R/2.11/library") for example?
Well, I would try this:
R_LIBS="~/R/2.11/library:${R_LIBS}"
then you will have the following structure:
/home/ken/
----------/R/2.11/library/
--------------------------package1/
--------------------------package2/
...
in your home directory.
The point is that you now have a /R folder in you home when browsing
files with Nautilus. Once again, add a dot before to make it hidden
(ctrl+H to see it in Nautilus then) and keep things tidy in your home.
As Mickael rightly pointed out, this way of managing libraries is
local, it means that another user of you computer will not see and nor
access the libraries you installed as "ken" user. To do so, you need to
install package as a root as Mickael suggests.
Thanks for putting up with my limited knowledge, I'm slowly learning!
It is a matter of weeks, then you'll feel comfortable with the
configuration file in GNU/Linux.
Good luck!
Christophe