[R] Need help with installing gplots

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 13/06/2013 05:09, Derek Serianni wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to linux so please bear with me.
>
> OS is CentOS 5.9  - This cannot be changed
>
> I am following a guide given to me to setup a server.
>
> I am told to do the following:
>
> To Install R:
>
> sudo yum install gcc
> sudo yum install make
> sudo yum install telnet
> sudo rpm -Uvh
> http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
> sudo yum install  R
>
> sudo R CMD INSTALL ~/APX.X.X/Rserve_0.6-2.tar.gz
> This does not work .... what should I be doing here?

Explaining what 'does not work' means.  Why do you need Rserve: very few 
other packages rely on it?

>
>
> sudo R
>
> install.packages("gplots")
> --- This is where I run into problems.   When I run this, I am presented
> with the message:  gplot is not available for R version 2.15.2
> --- How can I get a version of gplot that will work with R version 2.15.2

 From the archive at 
http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/gplots/ (assuming you mean 
'gplots').

> --- I am okay with going to another version of R if this will help

That is what the posting guide asked you to do.

>
>
>
> install.packages("chron")
>
> install.packages("party")
>
> install.packages("RColorBrewer")
>
> q("default",1,TRUE) to exit
>
>
>
>
> If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> D.
>
>


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