[R] Installing R on Ubuntu

[Suzen, Mehmet]

Try  Prof. Wilkinson's recent blog entry:

http://darrenjw.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/keeping-r-up-to-date-on-ubuntu-linux/

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Karel van Duijvenboden
<vieraldo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello R-help team,
>
> I seek your help (for what is most likely a very simple problem). I'm new
> to Ubuntu and tried to install R using the Ubuntu Software Center. However,
> after clicking the install command, I always get prompted with the error "
> Failed to download package files --- check your internet connection".
> Details: Failed to fetch
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apparmor/dh-apparmor_2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1_all.deb404
>  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
>
> However, my internet connection is perfectly fine and I've already
> installed a bunch of programs using the Software Center without any
> problems. I've tried various of the available R packages (also the
> Rcommander) and always get this same error. Perhaps it has something to do
> with the server/mirror?
>
> Alternatively, I've downloaded a .zip of the package, but so far I've
> failed to install the program. With me, for now, being an unequivocal
> Ubuntu dummy I would prefer the straightforward Software Center route and
> in any case I wonder why it does not work for me.
>
> Best regards and thanks in advance!
>
> Karel van Duijvenboden (Netherlands)
>
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