[R-sig-Debian] Problem loading Matrix package in Ubuntu R 2.8.0

[Michael Rutter]

Niall,

What version of Matrix are you using?  In R, execute:

library(help = Matrix)

It will generate a long list of things, but the version number will be 
near the top.

Thanks,
Michael

Niall Bolger wrote:
> Dear List:
> 
> I'm having the same problem that was reported recently. The
> latest version of R cannot load the Matrix package, even though it is
> installed and readable. I've read the archive files for this list and
> tried the suggested solutions (e.g., removing/uninstalling the Matrix
> package and reinstalling it). Nothing has worked so far.
> 
> Does anybody have advice of what I could try next?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Niall Bolger
> 
> Details of the error I get when I try to load the Matrix package:
> 
> *> library(Matrix)
> Loading required package: lattice
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>   unable to load shared library
> '/usr/lib/R/site-library/Matrix/libs/Matrix.so':
>   libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> directory
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'*
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