[R] Install R in Linux

[John Kane]

--- Peter Dalgaard <P.Dalgaard at biostat.ku.dk> wrote:

> lu kan wrote:
> > Hi, Is it possible to install R in a linux box
> (Debian) without being a root. I know I can compile
> the R source code, but there is no F77 compiler on
> the box. So is it possible to install binary R
> without being a root?
> >   
> (We did see it the first time!!)
> 
> In a word, no. Either you need to install the
> binaries as root or
> install sufficient build tools as root. There's a
> slight chance that you
> could unpack the Debian binaries somewhere and then
> fix up the paths,
> but you're on your own.
   
If you really need to use it and are not root, a slow
but workable approach is to install R on a USB stick
and run from there.  

I have done this for R.2.3.1 but I have not upgraded
to a newer package.