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Ubuntu 12.04 and R 2.15
5 messages · Martin Gilchrist, Dirk Eddelbuettel, Matthew Brigida +1 more
On 23 June 2013 at 11:54, Martin Gilchrist wrote:
| I'm not sure this is the location to pose this question.? If not, please let me know. Sure is | Does anyone know if R 2.15 is can be built for Ubuntu 12.04??( I did attempt a build and it failed to configure due to missing X11 headers/libs. ) | ? | I'm trying to install some R packages that are not available for R 2.14, which is the last supported version available?under Ubuntu 12.04.?? I can update Ubuntu to 12.10 where R 2.15 is available, but Ubuntu 12.04 has been designated to have long term support and I'd like to keep it rather than upgrade to a shorter lifespan version. Prebuild binaries exist for your convenience. Read the README at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ carefully. By default, you will get the newest R version, ie 3.0.1, for your chosen distribution -- which can be Ubuntu 12.04 -- but you can also pick an older release by hand if you prefer. Hth, Dirk
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As Dirk mentioned by default you should get the latest version of R. To see add (inserting your mirror): deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu precise/ to your /etc/apt/sources.list [don't forge the last 's' in sources] and then $ sudo apt-get update Then you can see what version you would install (without actually installing anything) by: $ apt-get --simulate install r-base Matt -- Matthew Brigida www.complete-markets.com
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Hi again. Thanks for the reply. What controls the version of R that I get? I took a look at the link and it looks like the only thing I have control over is the version of Ubuntu placed in the /etc/apt/source.list file. So does putting quantal in the source.list file force apt-get install r-base r-dev-base to update R to the version of R related to quantal? Martin. By
On 06/24/2013 12:57 AM, Matthew Brigida wrote:
As Dirk mentioned by default you should get the latest version of R. To see add (inserting your mirror): deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu precise/ to your /etc/apt/sources.list [don't forge the last 's' in sources] and then $ sudo apt-get update Then you can see what version you would install (without actually installing anything) by: $ apt-get --simulate install r-base Matt
Once you have installed the correct CRAN repository in sources.list, the correct term for using a particular version of a package is "pinning." Here are some helpful guides: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto http://askubuntu.com/questions/51124/hold-packages-back-from-updates-without-apt-pin http://askubuntu.com/questions/27063/how-to-hold-a-package-back-from-being-upgraded Synaptic is very helpful, because it can show you which versions are available to be installed. Michael
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