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

[Prof J C Nash (U30A)]

I use several versions of Mint and have found following the CRAN
instructions for Ubuntu (matching the chosen sources.list entry of my
Mint install to the corresponding Ubuntu version -- that is important)
works to get me the latest R.

John Nash


On 14-08-01 01:34 AM, Johannes Ranke wrote:
> Keith,
> 
> As Linux Mint Maya 13 appears to be based on Ubuntu Precise, you may be 
> tempted to follow the corresponding Ubuntu README on CRAN. However, CRAN 
> maintainers do not officially support Mint, so I do not recommend this approach 
> as I have no idea in what ways Linux Mint deviates from Ubuntu Precise.
> 
> To be on the safe side, you could compile binaries for your platform from  
> suitable source packages in Debian format. There are some hints in the Debian 
> README on CRAN on how to do this.
> 
> This takes a bit of effort, which is why we provide binaries for Debian stable 
> and the most important Ubuntu releases on CRAN.
> 
> Maybe somebody else knows more about Mint 13 and its compatibility with Ubuntu 
> Precise?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Johannes
> 
> 
> 
> Am Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2014, 22:28:04 schrieb 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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