[R] best text editor for Linux?

[Frank E Harrell Jr]

Stefan Grosse wrote:
> On Saturday 02 February 2008 07:51:00 pm you wrote:
> FE> I'm using the standard Ubuntu debian repositories.
> FE> Frank
> FE>
> 
> Try the 0.4.9 etch package from the project:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50231&package_id=43758&release_id=568604

That requires R before or at 2.4.9

> 
> for gutsy the latest package is 0.4.7 which is rather old. In 0.4.8 was 
> following fixed:
> 
> "fixed: would not work with R 2.6" (maybe that is the problem)
> 
> That is what I do not like about ubuntu, they do not make version updates even 
> when some big problems are solved by the updates. 

That has not been a problem for me.

> 
> alternatively you could use the hardy (next ubuntu version) repository either 
> via synaptic or the package (for the 0.4.9 package):
> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/math/rkward

The hardy release has major dependency problems for gutsy users.

So there is no version of rkward that is made for Ubuntu gutsy for users 
with current versions or R.

Thanks for trying though
Frank

> 
> download and then double click should be enough...
> 
> Hope that helps
> Stefan
> 
> 
> 
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Frank E Harrell Jr   Professor and Chair           School of Medicine
                      Department of Biostatistics   Vanderbilt University