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

[Alex Mandel]

Mint is compatible with Ubuntu, they only differ in Window manager and
default package selection.

Thanks,
Alex

On 08/01/2014 06:12 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote:
> 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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