[R] Installing R on Ubuntu 8.10

[Maria I. Tchalakova]

Hi Dan,

thanks for the reply. Yes, I have read everything there, but it didn't
help. I've written to the Ubuntu forums as well, from where I was told
to type first:

> gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv D67FC6EAE2A11821
> gpg --export --armor D67FC6EAE2A11821 | sudo apt-key add -

before
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install r-base

and it worked.

Best,
Maria



On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)
<NordlDJ at dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On
>> Behalf Of Maria I. Tchalakova
>> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 2:37 AM
>> To: R-help Forum
>> Subject: [R] Installing R on Ubuntu 8.10
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to install R on Ubuntu 8.10. I have added this line:
>>
>> deb http://cran.at.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu intrepid/
>>
>> in my /etc/apt/sources.list file. However when I "Reload", I get the
>> following error message:
>> W: GPG error: http://cran.at.r-project.org intrepid/ Release: The
>> following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is
>> not available: NO_PUBKEY D67FC6EAE2A11821
>>
>> I have tried different mirror sites, but the result is the same. There
>> is nothing written about public keys on the download page:
>> http://cran.at.r-project.org/
>>
>> Then, I have tried (after I added the line to the
>> /etc/apt/sources/list file) not pressing "Reload", but "Close", and I
>> have written in the console:
>> sudo apt-get update
>>
>> but I received similar message again:
>> ....
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> W: GPG error: http://cran.rakanu.com intrepid/ Release: The following
>> signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not
>> available: NO_PUBKEY D67FC6EAE2A11821
>> W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
>>
>> Do you know what the problem is, and what should I do? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Maria
>>
>
> Maria,
>
> Go to the CRAN website (or your preferred mirror), select Linux under the download and install section, then select Ubuntu, and read what it says about installation.
>
> http://cran.r-project.org/
>
> Hope this is helpful,
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel J. Nordlund
> Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
> Planning, Performance, and Accountability
> Research and Data Analysis Division
> Olympia, WA  98504-5204
>
>
>