[R-sig-Debian] R Base installation not working

[Seb R]

Hi Marius,
If you're really using Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid lynx), the r-base package 
does not exist anymore on the repository 
(http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=r-base).
You're version of Ubuntu is obsolete. If you want an Ubuntu LTS, you 
should upgrade to 14.04.

>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:19:33 +1000
>> From: Marius Barnsley <mariusbarnsley at gmail.com>
>> To: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
>> Subject: Re: [R-sig-Debian] R Base installation not working
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>> I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and have tried to download R-base with the
>> following command:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install r-base
>>
>> and the following happens:
>>
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> Package r-base is not available, but is referred to by another package.
>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>> is only available from another source
>> E: Package r-base has no installation candidate
>>
>> How do I get around this?
>>
>> On 15 August 2015 at 15:54, Marius Barnsley <mariusbarnsley at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and have tried to download R-base with the
>>> following command:
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get install r-base
>>>
>>> and the following happens:
>>>
>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>> Building dependency tree
>>> Reading state information... Done
>>> Package r-base is not available, but is referred to by another package.
>>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>>> is only available from another source
>>> E: Package r-base has no installation candidate
>>>
>>> How do I get around this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> *Marius Barnsley*
>>> E: mariusbarnsley at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> *Marius Barnsley*
>> T: +61 (0) 466 970 513
>> E: mariusbarnsley at gmail.com
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:36:33 -0500
> From: Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
> To: Marius Barnsley <mariusbarnsley at gmail.com>
> Cc: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R-sig-Debian] R Base installation not working
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> On 15 August 2015 at 16:19, Marius Barnsley wrote:
> | I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and have tried to download R-base with the
>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Seriously?
>
> Dirk
>
>
> | following command:
> |
> | sudo apt-get install r-base
> |
> | and the following happens:
> |
> | Reading package lists... Done
> | Building dependency tree
> | Reading state information... Done
> | Package r-base is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> | This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> | is only available from another source
> | E: Package r-base has no installation candidate
> |
> | How do I get around this?
> |
> | On 15 August 2015 at 15:54, Marius Barnsley <mariusbarnsley at gmail.com>
> | wrote:
> |
> | > I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and have tried to download R-base with the
> | > following command:
> | >
> | > sudo apt-get install r-base
> | >
> | > and the following happens:
> | >
> | > Reading package lists... Done
> | > Building dependency tree
> | > Reading state information... Done
> | > Package r-base is not available, but is referred to by another package.
> | > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> | > is only available from another source
> | > E: Package r-base has no installation candidate
> | >
> | > How do I get around this?
> | >
> | > --
> | > Regards,
> | >
> | > *Marius Barnsley*
> | > E: mariusbarnsley at gmail.com
> | >
> |
> |
> |
> | --
> | Regards,
> |
> | *Marius Barnsley*
> | T: +61 (0) 466 970 513
> | E: mariusbarnsley at gmail.com
> |
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