[R] Is R portable?

[Bernardo Rangel Tura]

Well, yesterday I put a linux version of R 2.6.0 in a USB stick of 2Gb and it
runs very well...

Bernardo Rangel Tura, MD,MPH,Phd
National Cardiology Institute



---------- Original Message -----------
From: John Kane <jrkrideau at yahoo.ca>
To: Roland Rau <roland.rproject at gmail.com>, Tom Backer Johnsen
<backer at psych.uib.no>Cc: 
Sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:22:36 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [R] Is R portable?

> I simply installed R onto a USB stick, downloaded my
> normal packages to it and it works fine under Windows.
> 
> --- Roland Rau <roland.rproject at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Tom,
> > 
> > did you check the R for Windows FAQ?
> > 
> http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R-
> from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003f
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > Roland
> > 
> > 
> > Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:
> > > Recently I came across an interesting web site: 
> > > http://portableapps.com/.  The idea is simple,
> > this is software that 
> > > is possible to install and run on some type of USB
> > memory, a stick or 
> > > one of these hard disks.  I can think of a number
> > of situations where 
> > > this could be handy.  In addition memory sticks
> > are getting cheaper 
> > > and more powerful by the day.
> > > 
> > > So:  Is it possible to run R off one of these
> > sticks?
> > > 
> > > I am also informed that it is possible to run
> > Latex in this manner.
> > > 
> > > Tom