[R] Configuring emacs/ess on Ubuntu

[Roland Rau]

Hi Wade,

Wade Wall wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this, but I am trying to
> configure emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 to run the way described for ESS and

I think the easiest way to install emacs/ess on Ubuntu 8.04 is via the 
repositories.
Simply use your favorite package manager (I use synaptic) and choose the 
ess package. If Emacs hasn't been installed yet, it will do so 
automatically.

I hope this helps,
Roland