[R] Unable to update R 3.4 to R 3.5 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

[Michael Hannon]

I didn't find an attached file, but I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and have upgraded R
to version 3.5.

I don't recall exactly how I did the upgrade, but it must have been something
like:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-r-on-ubuntu-18-04-quickstart

-- Mike

$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS"
VERSION_ID="18.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=bionic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic

$ grep cloud /etc/apt/sources.list
deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu bionic-cran35/


> devtools::session_info()
Session info ------------------------------------------------------------------
 setting  value
 version  R version 3.5.1 (2018-07-02)
 system   x86_64, linux-gnu
 ui       X11
 language (EN)
 collate  en_US.UTF-8
 tz       America/Los_Angeles
 date     2018-09-17

Packages ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 package   * version date       source
 base      * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 compiler    3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 datasets  * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 devtools    1.13.6  2018-06-27 CRAN (R 3.5.1)
 digest      0.6.17  2018-09-12 CRAN (R 3.5.1)
 graphics  * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 grDevices * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 memoise     1.1.0   2017-04-21 CRAN (R 3.5.1)
 methods   * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 stats     * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 utils     * 3.5.1   2018-07-03 local
 withr       2.1.2   2018-03-15 CRAN (R 3.5.1)
On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:12 AM RUPJYOTI DAS <rj.innet using gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> I am using R to carry out RNA-Seq workflow in my standalone machine which
> needs the latest R version >=3.5. I was trying to update firstly removing
> the R 3.4 and reinstalling from scratch again the latest version. Can
> anybody just guide me how to carry out the process as I am getting only R
> 3.4 again and again.
> Also when I remove the
> *deb ... bionic-cran35 (mirror for R cran )*
>
> from the* source.list* file (opened by* sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list*)
> the command *sudo apt-get update* works fine which does not upgrade the R
> 3.4 to R 3.5.1.
> Adding the line
> *deb ... bionic-cran35/ *
> gives the attached error log*. **Please find the attached file and  do
> check.*
>
> Any answers and suggestions will be of immense help!
>
> Thanking you!
>
> *Rupjyoti Das*
> *M.Tech*, Information Technology
> Tezpur University
> Assam, India 784028
> Mob. +91-8812807195
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