[R] R, Ubuntu, package installation with non-zero exit status

[Stephen Sefick]

Just tried this on ubuntu 10.04 (latest update) with R 2.12.1
NC repository 
worked like a charm.  Try updating your R version?  I didn't see a
R-version depends on the vegetarian CRAN site, but that would be the
first thing that I would do.

On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 14:06 -0800, B77S wrote:
> All:
> I have been looking through the string of posts regarding this same issue,
> but I haven't been able to fix this problem. 
> I am running Ubuntu 10.4 64bit, R version 2.10.1 
> I cannot install certain packages (e.g. "vegetarian") and each time it says
> basically the same thing (regardless of the package): 
> ################################################################
> ... leaving stuff out ......
> 
> Error in library("vegetarian") : there is no package called 'vegetarian'
> Execution halted
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 	‘/tmp/RtmphcJ8mn/downloaded_packages’
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("vegetarian") :
>   installation of package 'vegetarian' had non-zero exit status
> 
> ###############################################################
> 
> I have tried the following:
> 1) ensured I have 'build-essential' Ubuntu package installed (I do)
> 2) attempted install.packages as root (sudo R)
> 
> to no avail
>