[Rd] Missing Dependency: tex(latex) is needed by package R-devel - Help Required

[Marc Schwartz]

On May 15, 2013, at 1:05 AM, santoshdvn <santoshdvn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi ALl,
> 
> 
> I am trying to install R on RHEL 5.4 
> 
> while install R i am getting the dependency errors ..
> 
> can you please help on this . 
> 
> [root at Rgraph ~]# yum install R
> Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
> This system is not registered with RHN.
> RHN support will be disabled.
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package R.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libRmath-devel = 2.15.2-1.el5 for package: R
> --> Processing Dependency: R-devel = 2.15.2-1.el5 for package: R
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package libRmath-devel.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libRmath = 2.15.2-1.el5 for package:
> libRmath-devel
> ---> Package R-devel.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: R-core = 2.15.2-1.el5 for package: R-devel
> --> Processing Dependency: tk-devel for package: R-devel
> --> Processing Dependency: texinfo-tex for package: R-devel
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-devel
> --> Processing Dependency: tcl-devel for package: R-devel
> --> Processing Dependency: pcre-devel for package: R-devel
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package R-devel.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-devel
> ---> Package pcre-devel.x86_64 0:6.6-2.el5_1.7 set to be updated
> ---> Package tcl-devel.x86_64 0:8.4.13-3.fc6 set to be updated
> ---> Package tk-devel.x86_64 0:8.4.13-5.el5_1.1 set to be updated
> ---> Package R-core.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: xdg-utils for package: R-core
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-core
> ---> Package libRmath.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> ---> Package texinfo-tex.x86_64 0:4.8-14.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tetex for package: texinfo-tex
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package R-devel.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-devel
> ---> Package xdg-utils.noarch 0:1.0.2-4.el5 set to be updated
> ---> Package R-core.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-core
> ---> Package tetex.x86_64 0:3.0-33.2.el5_1.2 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tetex-fonts = 3.0 for package: tetex
> --> Processing Dependency: dialog for package: tetex
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package R-devel.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-devel
> ---> Package tetex-fonts.x86_64 0:3.0-33.2.el5_1.2 set to be updated
> ---> Package dialog.x86_64 0:1.0.20051107-1.2.2 set to be updated
> ---> Package R-core.x86_64 0:2.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: tex(latex) for package: R-core
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> R-core-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 from epel has depsolving problems
>  --> Missing Dependency: tex(latex) is needed by package
> R-core-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 (epel)
> R-devel-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 from epel has depsolving problems
>  --> Missing Dependency: tex(latex) is needed by package
> R-devel-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 (epel)
> Error: Missing Dependency: tex(latex) is needed by package
> R-devel-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 (epel)
> Error: Missing Dependency: tex(latex) is needed by package
> R-core-2.15.2-1.el5.x86_64 (epel)
> [root at Rgraph ~]#
> 
> 
> Regards,
> santosh



First, this question should have been posted to R-SIG-Fedora:

  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-fedora

which covers RH based (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora) Linux distributions.

That being said, RHEL requires a paid subscription to utilize the Red Hat Network (RHN). It would appear that either you are not logged into RHN and/or you have not paid for support. You need to resolve that problem.

If you do not want to pay for support and stay with an RHEL compatible distribution, consider CentOS:

  http://www.centos.org/

Regards,

Marc Schwartz