[R-sig-Debian] installing tydiverse on Linux Mint

[Luben Dimov]

Eric,

I do have Windows as a virtual machine in GNOME Boxes, but it is only there for
extremely rare cases - when I am required to do something for work on a
proprietary software (e.g., sign a pdf document in Adobe, which I do once a
month...). So I don't want to run R and RStudio in Windows, even tho I can and I
have been able to install tidyverse there without any problems. Come to think of
it, it is rather ironic - that it is easier to run this free/open source
software on a proprietary OS than on a free/open source OS...

Your suggestion to try the Rstudio Server instead of desktop may be what I try
next (because a bunch of additional attempts on Rstudio Desktop that I made
today also failed). 

Thanks,
Luben


On Tue, 2024-01-02 at 09:06 +0200, Eric Berger wrote:
> Hi Luben,
> You wrote earlier that you cannot get linux help from your IT department.
> I am guessing that your IT department supports Windows.
> In that case, consider using Windows with WSL 2 (see
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about).
> The default Linux distribution for WSL 2 is ubuntu, which is supported by
> posit and R and will allow you to avoid the problems you are experiencing with
> Mint.
> A separate hint is that sometimes rstudio-server works when rstudio desktop
> fails. In this case you can bring up Rstudio in your browser. 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 6:39 AM Luben Dimov <luben.dimov using gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thank you Dirk, I will read through all the other instructions on your
> > site as well and try again. I have never used Dockers before, but will
> > give it a try too.
> > 
> > I appreciate all your help with R on Linux!
> > Luben
> > 
> > On Mon, 2024-01-01 at 22:14 -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> > > 
> > > Luben,
> > > 
> > > r2u instructions are at the site; there are two scripts for Ubuntu
> > > focal and
> > > jammy. I tested those repeatedly. Many people used them.
> > > 
> > > We also support Docker installationsl; the docker images are also
> > > rebuilt
> > > frequently. r2u is also used around the clock on CI, likely most
> > > often 'from
> > > scratch' on more base-level Ubuntu installations.
> > > 
> > > I never used Linux Mint. If this differs, you will have to work out
> > > how to
> > > cover any and all edges you encounter. I never claimed r2u was for
> > > Mint.
> > > 
> > > r2y has delivered well over ten millions binary packages since we
> > > started
> > > this, and is running likely thousands of automated jobs each way.  On
> > > the
> > > supported platforms, i.e. mostly Ubuntu jammy.
> > > 
> > > Cheers, Dirk
> > > 
> > 
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