[R] when installing packages for R on Linux, is it better to use my distro's package manager, or install.packages()?

[Stephen H. Dawson, DSL]

Distribution package manger, always.

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On 9/28/24 18:05, Christopher W. Ryan wrote:
> I'm running R (currently 4.4.1) on Linux Mint
>
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 4.4.1 (2024-06-14)
> Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> Running under: Linux Mint 20.3
> ...truncated...
>
> To install a new R package, is it better to use Linux Mint's pacakge
> manager (e.g. synaptic, apt-get, or similar), or to install it within R
> with install.packages("some_new_package")?
>
> I've done both over the years (perhaps a mistake that I will some day
> regret.)
>
> Pros and cons of these two methods?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Chris Ryan
>