[R] Ubuntu and R

[Andrej Kastrin]

Clint Harshaw wrote:

>I've recently installed Ubuntu 5.10 on a desktop and need R installed, 
>however, even after uncommenting the repos associated with universe, 
>backports and multiverse, the packages available for Ubuntu are somewhat 
>out of date:
>
>clint at simba:~$ apt-cache policy r-base r-base-core
>r-base:
>   Installed: (none)
>   Candidate: 2.1.1-1
>   Version table:
>      2.1.1-1 0
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
>r-base-core:
>   Installed: (none)
>   Candidate: 2.1.1-1
>   Version table:
>      2.1.1-1 0
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
>
>How should I edit my /etc/apt/sources.list so that I can proplery 
>maintain a current version of R, and not break my system? I've searched 
>the forums at Ubuntu, and there are several similar requests there, but 
>no definitive answer that I found.
>
>What are other Ubuntu users here doing to keep their version of R fresh?
>
>Thanks,
>Clint
>  
>
Hi,

there is no up-to-date R package for Breezy. I have no problem with 
source installation; just follow the instructions and that's all. If you 
prefer package installation, try with checkinstall.

Cheers, Andrej