[R-sig-Debian] Problem with Ubuntu bionic R 3.5

[Michael Rutter]

On 06/16/2018 09:22 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> 
> Ulrich,
> 
> On 16 June 2018 at 15:04, Ulrich Leuchtmann wrote:
> | Hi Dirk.
> |
> | I saw you installed a new release. Unfortunately the problem mentioned
> | below does persist.
> 
> The Ubuntu side of things is mostly Michael's work.
>   
> | I know this is perhaps a minor issue, as users report they can install
> | manually (see below). But under strict installation policies this can
> | create an issue. Synaptic is refusing to install. The German error
> | message is
> |
> | "Die Änderungen konnten nicht angewendet werden! Bitte zuerst die
> | Probleme mit defekten Paketen beheben."
> |
> | In English this should read something like "The change could not be
> | applied. Solve problems with broken packages first."
> 
> I can still read my native tongue :)
> 
> I think Michael works mostly with virtual machines where the installation is
> not as minimal. We can (and should have) tested this some more with for
> example a Docker container.  Sorry about the inconvenience but I think we can
> get this sorted out in a few days.
> 
> Dirk

My apologizes, I had an error in the apt configuration file.  I have 
corrected the error and tested it in docker.  Should resolve itself the 
next time the CRAN servers sync.

Michael