[R] yum install - not working for installing R on Linux

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I am trying to install R on Linux (Redhat 4).  But 'yum' does not seem to
work...
thanks for your help/hints/suggestions in advance!

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$ sudo cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.34.6-54.24.amzn1.i686 (mockbuild at build-31003.build) (gcc
version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)) #1 SMP Fri Sep 17 23:13:59 UTC
2010

$ sudo yum install
http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu/bin/linux/redhat/el4/i386/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386.rpm

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Setting up Install Process
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386.rpm                                                                                                                    
|  23 MB     00:54
Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-3gwXzS/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386.rpm:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-3gwXzS/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386.rpm to be
installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package R-core.i386 0:2.10.0-2.el4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: firefox for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ggv for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libg2c.so.0 for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libreadline.so.4 for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtcl8.4.so for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtk8.4.so for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Copy::Recursive) for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: tetex-latex for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Running transaction check
---> Package R-core.i386 0:2.10.0-2.el4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: firefox for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ggv for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libg2c.so.0 for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libreadline.so.4 for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtcl8.4.so for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtk8.4.so for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
---> Package perl-File-Copy-Recursive.noarch 0:0.38-4.4.amzn1 set to be
updated
---> Package tetex-latex.i386 0:3.0-33.8.6.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: tetex-dvips = 3.0 for package:
tetex-latex-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: tetex = 3.0 for package:
tetex-latex-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: netpbm-progs for package:
tetex-latex-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
--> Running transaction check
---> Package R-core.i386 0:2.10.0-2.el4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: firefox for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ggv for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libg2c.so.0 for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libreadline.so.4 for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtcl8.4.so for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtk8.4.so for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
---> Package netpbm-progs.i386 0:10.35.58-8.4.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: netpbm = 10.35.58-8.4.amzn1 for package:
netpbm-progs-10.35.58-8.4.amzn1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ghostscript for package:
netpbm-progs-10.35.58-8.4.amzn1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libnetpbm.so.10 for package:
netpbm-progs-10.35.58-8.4.amzn1.i386
---> Package tetex.i386 0:3.0-33.8.6.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: tetex-fonts = 3.0 for package:
tetex-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
--> Processing Dependency: dialog for package: tetex-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
---> Package tetex-dvips.i386 0:3.0-33.8.6.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: psutils for package:
tetex-dvips-3.0-33.8.6.amzn1.i386
--> Running transaction check
---> Package R-core.i386 0:2.10.0-2.el4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: firefox for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ggv for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libg2c.so.0 for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libreadline.so.4 for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtcl8.4.so for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtk8.4.so for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
---> Package dialog.i386 0:1.1-9.20080819.1.2.amzn1 set to be updated
---> Package ghostscript.i386 0:8.15.2-9.11.11.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: ghostscript-fonts for package:
ghostscript-8.15.2-9.11.11.amzn1.i386
---> Package netpbm.i386 0:10.35.58-8.4.amzn1 set to be updated
---> Package psutils.i386 0:1.17-34.2.amzn1 set to be updated
---> Package tetex-fonts.i386 0:3.0-33.8.6.amzn1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package R-core.i386 0:2.10.0-2.el4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: firefox for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: ggv for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libg2c.so.0 for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libreadline.so.4 for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtcl8.4.so for package:
R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
--> Processing Dependency: libtk8.4.so for package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386
---> Package ghostscript-fonts.noarch 0:5.50-13.1.1.6.amzn1 set to be
updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: ggv
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: libreadline.so.4
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: libtk8.4.so
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: libtcl8.4.so
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: libg2c.so.0
Error: Package: R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386 (/R-core-2.10.0-2.el4.i386)
           Requires: firefox
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest


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