[R-sig-Debian] Failing to install R 4.0.? on Raspian

Johannes Ranke joh@nne@@r@nke @end|ng |rom jrwb@de
Wed Mar 24 16:12:23 CET 2021 

Am Mittwoch, 24. März 2021, 16:00:42 CET schrieb Dirk Eddelbuettel:
> On 24 March 2021 at 14:47, Chris Evans wrote:
> | I have just invested very few pennies in a Raspian machine hosted by my
> | ISP.
> | 
> | The machine tells me:
> | 
> | root using www:~# cat /etc/os-release
> | PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
> | NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
> | VERSION_ID="10"
> | VERSION="10 (buster)"
> | VERSION_CODENAME=buster
> | ID=raspbian
> | 
> | So I have added a line to /etc/apt/sources.list
> | 
> | root using www:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> | deb http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/ buster main contrib non-free
> | rpi deb http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ buster main
> | deb http://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian buster-cran40/
> 
> Hm, doesn't that third line make the heroic assumptions that there were a
> non x86_64 repository?  So I think the error below may be a side effect.
> 
> Just because you are getting armhf packages from some repositories does not
> imply you get them from all, methinks.  apt may happily look at the
> binary:all packages which it could install, but then get sidelined by their
> dependencies which it may not.

Yes, at one point I did compile armhf arm64 packages for the CRAN repo on a 
raspberry that I still own, but the SD card broke and I do not have use case 
anyways, so I stopped that (this is documented on the CRAN repo). So sorry, at 
the moment, arm packages for current R are not on CRAN.

For the moment, you can install R 3.5.2 from buster, or compile "locally", 
with

apt-get build-dep r-base
apt-get source -b r-base

and install the packages that hopefully will appear.

Johannes

P.S.: Of course, if someone would once again upload R to buster-backports (and 
after the release of bullseye to bullseye-backports), this would be no problem 
any more. But that depends on one of the Debian devs to decide they want to 
maintain such a backport.

> 
> Dirk
> 
> | root using www:~#
> | 
> | and added the key using
> | 
> | apt-key adv --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key
> | 'E19F5F87128899B192B1A2C2AD5F960A256A04AF'
> | 
> | following
> | https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/#debian-buster-stable
> | 
> | apt-get update
> | 
> | runs fine but apt install -t buster-cran40 r-base gets me this:
> | 
> | root using www:~# apt install -t buster-cran40 r-base
> | Reading package lists... Done
> | Building dependency tree
> | Reading state information... Done
> | Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> | requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> | distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> | or been moved out of Incoming.
> | The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> | 
> | The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> |  r-base : Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but it is not
> |  going to be installed|  
> |           Depends: r-recommended (= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but it is not
> |           going to be installed Recommends: r-base-html but it is not
> |           going to be installed
> |           Recommends: r-doc-html but it is not going to be installed
> | 
> | E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> | 
> | 
> | aptitude why-not r-base says:
> | 
> | root using www:~# aptitude why-not r-base
> | Not currently installed
> | The candidate version 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0 has priority optional
> | No dependencies require to remove r-base
> | 
> | and aptitude install r-base says
> | 
> | root using www:~# aptitude install r-base
> | 
> | The following NEW packages will be installed:
> |   gfortran{a} gfortran-8{a} icu-devtools{a} libblas-dev{a} libblas3{a}
> |   libbz2-dev{a} libdrm-amdgpu1{a} libdrm-common{a} libdrm-nouveau2{a}
> |   libdrm-radeon1{a} libdrm2{a} libfile-basedir-perl{a}
> |   libfile-desktopentry-perl{a} libfile-mimeinfo-perl{a} libfontenc1{a}
> |   libgfortran-8-dev{a} libgfortran4{a} libgfortran5{a} libgl1{a}
> |   libgl1-mesa-dri{a} libglapi-mesa{a} libglvnd0{a} libglx-mesa0{a}
> |   libglx0{a} libicu-dev{a} libio-stringy-perl{a}
> |   libipc-system-simple-perl{a} libjpeg-dev{a} libjpeg62-turbo-dev{a}
> |   liblapack-dev{a} liblapack3{a} libllvm9{a} liblzma-dev{a}
> |   libncurses-dev{a} libncurses5-dev{a} libnet-dbus-perl{a} libpcre16-3{a}
> |   libpcre2-16-0{a} libpcre2-32-0{a} libpcre2-dev{a} libpcre2-posix0{a}
> |   libpcre3-dev{a} libpcre32-3{a} libpcrecpp0v5{a} libpng-dev{a}
> |   libpng-tools{a} libreadline-dev{a} libsensors-config{a} libsensors5{a}
> |   libtcl8.6{a} libtie-ixhash-perl{a} libtk8.6{a} libx11-protocol-perl{a}
> |   libxaw7{a} libxcb-dri2-0{a} libxcb-dri3-0{a} libxcb-glx0{a}
> |   libxcb-present0{a} libxcb-shape0{a} libxcb-sync1{a}
> |   libxml-parser-perl{a} libxml-twig-perl{a} libxml-xpathengine-perl{a}
> |   libxmu6{a} libxshmfence1{a} libxss1{a} libxv1{a} libxxf86dga1{a}
> |   libxxf86vm1{a} pkg-config{a} r-base{b} r-base-core{a} r-base-dev{ab}
> |   r-base-html{a} r-cran-boot{ab} r-cran-class{a} r-cran-cluster{a}
> |   r-cran-codetools{ab} r-cran-foreign{a} r-cran-kernsmooth{a}
> |   r-cran-lattice{a} r-cran-mass{a} r-cran-matrix{a} r-cran-mgcv{a}
> |   r-cran-nlme{a} r-cran-nnet{a} r-cran-rpart{a} r-cran-spatial{a}
> |   r-cran-survival{a} r-doc-html{a} r-recommended{ab} unzip{a}
> |   x11-utils{a} x11-xserver-utils{a} xdg-utils{a} zip{a} zlib1g-dev{a}
> | 
> | 0 packages upgraded, 97 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> | Need to get 1,812 kB/89.4 MB of archives. After unpacking 716 MB will be
> | used.| 
> | The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> |  r-cran-boot : Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but 3.5.2-1
> |  is to be installed|  
> |                Depends: r-api-4.0 which is a virtual package and is not
> |                provided by any available package|  
> |  r-cran-codetools : Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but
> |  3.5.2-1 is to be installed|  
> |                     Depends: r-api-4.0 which is a virtual package and is
> |                     not provided by any available package|  
> |  r-base : Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but 3.5.2-1 is to
> |  be installed r-recommended : Depends: r-base-core (>=
> |  4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but 3.5.2-1 is to be installed r-base-dev :
> |  Depends: r-base-core (>= 4.0.4-1~bustercran.0) but 3.5.2-1 is to be
> |  installed| 
> | The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
> |      Keep the following packages at their current version:
> | 1)     r-base [Not Installed]
> | 2)     r-base-dev [Not Installed]
> | 3)     r-cran-boot [Not Installed]
> | 4)     r-cran-codetools [Not Installed]
> | 5)     r-recommended [Not Installed]
> | 
> |      Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
> | 6)     r-base-core recommends r-recommended
> | 7)     r-base-core recommends r-base-dev
> | 
> | I assume that I have some part of R 3.5.? stuck in the apt system from
> | previously installing R from the default raspian repositories (stupid of
> | me).  There is nothing in /usr/lib/R (no directory) nor does /usr/bin/R
> | exist and I have (in desperation: not something I remember doing often
> | with Debian machines) even rebooted the machine but no change.
> | 
> | I could wipe the machine and start over and not install R until after
> | adding the buster line deb http://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian
> | buster-cran40/
> | to /etc/apt/sources.list and doing apt-get update
> | 
> | However, I thought I'd check things out here first. Thanks in advance for
> | any suggestions.
> | 
> | Chris
> | 
> | --
> | Small contribution in our coronavirus rigours:
> | https://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/home/free-options-to-replace-paper-core
> | -forms-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
> | 
> | Chris Evans <chris using psyctc.org> Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield
> | <chris.evans using sheffield.ac.uk> I do some consultation work for the
> | University of Roehampton <chris.evans using roehampton.ac.uk> and other places| 
> | but <chris using psyctc.org> remains my main Email address.  I have a work web 
site at:
> |    https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/
> | 
> | and a site I manage for CORE and CORE system trust at:
> |    http://www.coresystemtrust.org.uk/
> | 
> | I have "semigrated" to France, see:
> |    https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/semigrating-to-france/
> |    https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/register-to-get-updates-from-pele
> |    rinage2016/| 
> | If you want an Emeeting, I am trying to keep them to Thursdays and my 
diary is at:
> |    https://www.psyctc.org/pelerinage2016/ceworkdiary/
> | 
> | Beware: French time, generally an hour ahead of UK.
> | 
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