[R-sig-Debian] Update R on a new Linux Mint Maya 13 + rJava and XLConnect

[Keith S Weintraub]

Folks,
I was able to get R installed using:
   apt-get install r-base-core


R version 2.14.1 (2011-12-22)
Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
ISBN 3-900051-07-0
Platform: i686-pc-linux-gnu (32-bit)


* What is the best way to upgrade to the latest version of R.
* What is the best way to install rJava and XLConnect.

Thanks for your time,
Best,
KW

PS. I know some of you may have seen these questions before from me on r-help. I was told this forum might be a better place to peddle my problems.

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