Install latest R version from apt on Lenny

You can download a recent R package with the command :
 wget
 http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/lenny-cran/r-base-core_2.10.1-2
~lennycran.0_i386.deb (one line) (works in any system, even in cygwin);
 perhaps it would be a nice repository to add to your list....-as it is the
 place where the latest version is- Then, you might use wajig
 http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Wajig_Overview.html with the option
 "--simulate" to know which is missing (without installing, therefore you
 can know if it might generate dependency conflicts).

From http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Installing_Packages0.html

the command line :
sudo wajig --simulate install r-base-core-dbg_2.10.1-2~lennycran.0_i386.deb
might give you the list of waht you need, without installing : if all your
 dependencies are OK -ie you can find in the repositories you trust- , you
 can remove "--simulate" and courageously relaunch;

FYI : there is a nice how to in http://wiki.debian-facile.org/manuel:apt
 (treats wajig, too).

Sorry I cannot go further (looked at two *.deb files dependencies from
 cygwin without fully testing), but I do not use debian on
 [mon-thurs]days...

--- En date de : Lun 19.4.10, Biau David <djmbiau at yahoo.fr> a ?crit :

De: Biau David <djmbiau at yahoo.fr>
Objet: Install latest R version from apt on Lenny
?: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
Cc: dbrion1 at yahoo.fr
Date: Lundi 19 avril 2010, 2h21



well, I had the site and page and I had added the relevant backport but it
 didn't work and i keep installing R 2.7 . Don't know why; i probably
 missed something.

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May be you should add in your mail the file :
/etc/apt/sources.list  (I suppose there might be a typo, as IT addresses
 are long and booring, and AFAIK, correcting a typo one made is **very**
 difficult).


FYI binary installs are (/were)  meant to make users life(s) easier, and
 are (/should be) therefore easier and faster: on the long term, if you go
 beyond "it does not work" (which makes very mysterious to find what is
 missing) , this will (might) come true...

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Hi Denis,

Here it is. I have add some issues with my source list since revently. I
 think after trying the instalation though. I have therefore deleted some
 souce list that seemed duplicates to me. There are still some duplicates
 that I cannot install. The file looks worse than on Synaptic. It looks
 like I have a lot more in the file than actually appear on Synaptic.

Clearly I should have tried to go beyong the "it does not work..." but I
 gave it a fair try (you remember) and I had to get my work back on track.
 Also, I learned by installing the way you told me, that is, installing R
 where I want so I may now install different versions of R.

/etc/apt/sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 _Lenny_ - Official i386 NETINST
 Binary-1 20090906-12:06]/ lenny main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 _Lenny_ - Official i386 NETINST
 Binary-1 20090906-12:06]/ lenny main

deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib

deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates main
 contrib deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free
deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free

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