<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for the info. Did not mean to sound harsh at all, R is an absolute pleasure to install and use---didn't think that "going through" is associated primarily with a negative emotion. Did a quick check on "going through" in poetry to see nuances of the phrase---you are right, except "going through life". Thanks for the reply.<BR>
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In a message dated 11/20/02 7:33:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, baron@cattell.psych.upenn.edu writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>How do I update to a new version of R on Linux without going<BR>
through a new installation?<BR>
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Most kinds of Linux use some sort of binary package like rpm.<BR>
Several of those are available on CRAN, specifially<BR>
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux<BR>
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If you can do that, "going through" sounds harsh. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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