[R-sig-Debian] OT: Problems updating OS to deal with fading R support for Ubuntu Hardy Heron...

[Carlos J. Gil Bellosta]

Your hardware specifications are not much worse than those of my
netbook. And I am quite happy with Xubuntu 10.04 on it.

Best regards,

Carlos J. Gil Bellosta
http://www.datanalytics.com


2010/7/5 Brian Lunergan <ff809 at ncf.ca>:
> Evening folks:
>
> Not sure where this fits into the picture so bear with me for a few
> moments while I think out loud to lay out the particulars of my problem.
>
> -would love to be employed using R for a living but so far I have just
> worked with it on my home machine to develop a basic level of skill with
> it.
> -I run Ubuntu linux 8.04 LTS on a machine with a 2.5GHz Celeron
> processor and 1.2GB of memory. The Heron runs sprightly enough to suit
> on that combination.
> -noted on Cran that with the intro of the newest LTS edition, Lucid
> Lynx, support for the Heron is continued on suffrage only.
> -So, I tried to upgrade. Tried both Kubuntu and Ubuntu. Kubuntu dialled
> out and connected to my ISP but failed to get anywhere after
> authentication, Ubuntu failed to recognize my 3.5" A drive, and they
> were both unbelievably sluggish on my system so out they both go and I'm
> in the process of getting things set back up the way I had them with
> 8.04.
>
> I realize this more OS than R, but I thought someone in the group might
> have some ideas or suggestions they'd care to share, off-list of course.
> Is there a way around this situation that doesn't involve huge outlays
> in new hardware? Is there another flavour of Linux that would work with
> my system and allow me to maintain a toe hold in the R camp so that I've
> got it as a marketable skill somewhere down the road? Any thoughts would
> be appreciated.
>
> Regards...
> --
> Brian Lunergan
> Nepean, Ontario
> Canada
>
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