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

[Paul Gilbert]

Brian

I run Ubuntu and Gnome and R on some systems that are much older than
that, and performance is reasonable.  I ran 8.04, 9.04, and now am
running 10.04, and several versions of R.  I'm not sure about the 3.5
disks. My machines have those drives, but I've not recently checked if
they work.  I'll see if I can find a disk to try.

I think the dial-up Internet may be a problem. At least, I find Gnome is
very slow when I don't have my Internet connection. I'm not sure what
the reason is, but some things (orbit? Update?, other applets?) seem to
check the Internet often, and stall waiting for a response.

Paul 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: r-sig-debian-bounces at r-project.org
[mailto:r-sig-debian-bounces at r-
>project.org] On Behalf Of Brian Lunergan
>Sent: July 4, 2010 7:34 PM
>To: R Debian SIG List
>Subject: [R-sig-Debian] OT: Problems updating OS to deal with fading
>Rsupport for Ubuntu Hardy Heron...
>
>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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