[R] download

[Uwe Ligges]

On 26.04.2015 00:26, Rolf Turner wrote:
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> On 26/04/15 01:46, s f jalaei wrote:
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>> I am a student from Sweden.
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> My heartiest condolences to you! :-)
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>> I would like to download and install R program to work on statistics.
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> Go for it!  No home should be without one! :-)
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>> If I want to download 2014 version, how I can do this.
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> Why on earth not use the latest and greatest, which is simple and easy?
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> If you insist on using an antiquated version you will have to install
> from source, which can be a little bit of a challenge --- particularly
> if you are using Windoze, which I presume (Psigh!!!) that you are.


Well, even then, the binaries are there for old releases of R. Just 
click on "R Binaries"->"windows"->"base"->"Previous releases" and select 
the right one for you. No idea wha you need that as a student who learns R.

Best,
Uwe Ligges



> To get a source tar ball for an antiquated version, go to the R web
> site, click on CRAN, choose your mirror, click on
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>      "Source code of older versions of R is available here."
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> and then choose "R3" for 2014 releases.
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>> Also, do I need to choose Sweden in Cran Mirrors list?
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> Why don't you just try, and see?  No one will shoot you.  But the answer
> is no, you don't need to.  It's supposed to be somewhat quicker/more
> efficient to choose a mirror that is geographically close to you, but I
> doubt that you'd really notice much difference in performance between a
> Swedish mirror and an Australian one.  OTOH you *might as well* use a
> Swedish mirror.  I mean, like, why not?  Are you trying to hide your
> tracks from the NSA? :-)
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> cheers,
>
> Rolf Turner
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