[R-sig-Debian] ubuntu 12.04 install issues

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On 11 September 2012 at 10:16, Keith Chewning wrote:
| 
| 
| Hello Dirk:
| 
| Thank you for your reply. I thought that I need to install tk8.5 from
| an external source because a search with apt-cache search did
| not return that library. Paul L. helped me resolve this issue. In
| synaptic the "Software Sources" dialog box did not have Canonical
| Supported and From Source checked. I check this and did an
| apt-get update. I could then see the tk8.5 library, which then allowed
| me to install R :-) This is a new install of 12.04, I am not sure why
| that checkbox was unselected by default.

Thanks for reporting back. I was afraid something worse was hosed on your
system -- good to know you're up and running now.

Dirk

 
| Thanks,
| kc
| 
| --- On Tue, 9/11/12, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> wrote:
| 
| 
|     From: Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
|     Subject: Re: [R-sig-Debian] ubuntu 12.04 install issues
|     To: "Keith Chewning" <chewning_keith at yahoo.com>
|     Cc: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
|     Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 6:18 AM
| 
| 
|     On 10 September 2012 at 20:56, Keith Chewning wrote:
|     | Hello:
|     |
|     | I have a new install of Ubuntu 12.04. I have tried to install R via
|     source,
|     | apt-get, and the deb packages from a cran mirror. Each of these had
|     issues.
|     | I followed the secure apt key install. The apt-get and deb installs each
|     | have the same error. So, let's ignore the source install for now. This is
|     the error:
|     |
|     | >> sudo dpkg -i r-base-core_2.15.1-1precise2_i386.deb
|     | (Reading database ... 244318 files and directories currently installed.)
|     | Preparing to replace r-base-core 2.15.1-1precise2 (using
|     r-base-core_2.15.1-1precise2_i386.deb) ...
|     | Unpacking replacement r-base-core ...
|     | dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of r-base-core:
|     |  r-base-core depends on tk8.5 (>= 8.5.0); however:
|     |   Package tk8.5 is not installed.
|     | dpkg: error processing r-base-core (--install):
|     |  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
|     | ...
|     |  r-base-core
| 
|     Package "tk8.5" is missing.
| 
|     | Obviously the hurdle here is tk8.5. I installed
|     | ActiveTcl8.5.12.0.296033-linux-ix86-threaded.tar.gz from
|     | http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads, which www.tcl.tk
|     | suggested for obtaining binaries. This however did not make R
|     | any happier. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
| 
|     Why did you think that would matter? Why did you think you needed something
|     from outside Ubuntu itself>
| 
|     Just use the regular tk8.5 package, which apt-get should have suggested
|     and pulled in anyway:
| 
|     edd at max:~$ apt-cache policy tk8.5
|     tk8.5:
|       Installed: 8.5.11-1
|       Candidate: 8.5.11-1
|       Version table:
|     *** 8.5.11-1 0
|             500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64
|     Packages
|             100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
|     edd at max:~$ dpkg -s tk8.5
|     Package: tk8.5
|     Status: install ok installed
|     Priority: optional
|     Section: libs
|     Installed-Size: 2963
|     Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
|     Architecture: amd64
|     Version: 8.5.11-1
|     Provides: wish
|     Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0), libx11-6, libxft2 (>>
|     2.1.1), libxss1, tcl8.5 (>= 8.5.0)
|     Recommends: xterm | x-terminal-emulator
|     Conflicts: libtk-img (<< 1.2.5), tk40 (<= 4.0p3-2)
|     Description: Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.5 - run-time files
|     Tk is a cross-platform graphical toolkit which provides the Motif
|     look-and-feel and is implemented using the Tcl scripting language.
|     This package contains everything you need to run Tk (wish) scripts
|     and Tk-enabled apps.
|     Original-Maintainer: Tcl/Tk Debian Packagers <
|     pkg-tcltk-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>
|     Homepage: http://www.tcl.tk/
|     edd at max:~$
| 
|     Dirk
| 
|     --
|     Dirk Eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org | http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com 
| 

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