[R] Upgrading To 2.10 from 2.6.2

[Iain Gallagher]

Hi Steve

Have you tried:

apt-cache search gfortran

in a terminal window.

Then

sudo apt-get install theRelevantPackage

I think you also need the Universe repos enabled.

HTH

Iain

--- On Tue, 8/12/09, Steve_Friedman at nps.gov <Steve_Friedman at nps.gov> wrote:

> From: Steve_Friedman at nps.gov <Steve_Friedman at nps.gov>
> Subject: [R] Upgrading To 2.10 from 2.6.2
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Date: Tuesday, 8 December, 2009, 13:38
> 
> Hello
> 
> I have a Linux machine (Ubuntu 8.04 hardy, Gcc version
> 4.2.4
> (i486-linux-gnu) currently running R 2.6.2. I'd like to
> upgrade to 2.10.
> 
> First Question):  What is the appropriate way to
> remove the old version of
> R?
> 
> 
> Part 2.
>  After downloading  r-base_2.10.0.orig.tar.gz and
> opening the archive. I
> ran the ./configure routine.
> 
> It failed claiming that it could not find the F77
> compiler.
> 
> My sys admin and I searched for a compiler, but have not
> succeeded in
> finding one compatible for Ubuntu 8.04.
> 
> 2nd Question:
> Would you be so kind and point me towards one?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Steve
> 
> 
> Steve Friedman Ph. D.
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> 
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