I am looking for help install the x86_64 R Binary onto my FC5 machine.  At
the risk of subjecting myself to tons of criticism, I must confess that I
don't know anything about Linux and I have never compiled R from source.
Therefore, I choose FC5 because I see that a 64-bit binary is already
available.

Here is what I tried:  I installed FC5 with all options (productivity,
software development, and web server).  FC5 boots up fine.  I downloaded all
the R binary files in that FC5 directory to my USB drive and copied
them onto my linux machine (where I don't yet have internet access).  I
created a folder in my rbos's Home directory and copied the files there.  I
clicked on the R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm and right-clicked to choose 'open
with "install software"'  It asked me for my root password.  I put in the
same root password I choose when I installed FC5.  I get a "installing
packages" screen that shows the R filename and I click Apply.  It then give
me an Error: "Unable to retrieve software information".

Can anyone tell me what steps I am missing?  The R install guide states that
binary installs are platform specific so it only considers building from the
sources.  I look forward to learning a lot about Linux and using more than
just the GUI, but to get started, I just want to learn how to install a
binary of R.

Thanks so much,

Roger

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