You can download a recent R package with the command :
 wget http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/lenny-cran/r-base-core_2.10.1-2~lennycran.0_i386.deb (one line) 
(works in any system, even in cygwin); perhaps it would be a nice repository to add to your list....-as it is the place where the latest version is-
Then, you might use wajig http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Wajig_Overview.html
 with the option "--simulate" to know which is missing (without installing, therefore you can know if it might generate dependency conflicts).
>From http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/Installing_Packages0.html
the command line :
sudo wajig --simulate install r-base-core-dbg_2.10.1-2~lennycran.0_i386.deb
might give you the list of waht you need, without installing : if all your dependencies are OK -ie you can find in the repositories you trust- , you can remove "--simulate" and courageously relaunch; 

FYI : there is a nice how to in http://wiki.debian-facile.org/manuel:apt (treats wajig, too).

Sorry I cannot go further (looked at two *.deb files dependencies from cygwin without fully testing), but I do not use debian on [mon-thurs]days...

--- En date de : Lun 19.4.10, Biau David <djmbiau@yahoo.fr> a écrit :

De: Biau David <djmbiau@yahoo.fr>
Objet: Install latest R version from apt on Lenny
À: r-sig-debian@r-project.org
Cc: dbrion1@yahoo.fr
Date: Lundi 19 avril 2010, 2h21



well, I had the site and page and I had added the relevant backport but it didn't work and i keep installing R 2.7 . Don't know why; i probably missed something.

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May be you should add in your mail the file :
/etc/apt/sources.list  (I suppose there might be a typo, as IT addresses are long and booring, and AFAIK, correcting a typo one made is **very** difficult).


FYI binary installs are (/were)  meant to make users life(s) easier, and are (/should be) therefore easier and faster: on the long term, if you go beyond "it does not work" (which makes very mysterious to find what is missing) , this will
 (might) come true...

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Hi Denis,

Here it is. I have add some issues with my source list since revently. I think after trying the instalation though. I have therefore deleted some souce list that seemed duplicates to me. There are still some duplicates that I cannot install. The file looks worse than on Synaptic. It looks like I have a lot more in the file than actually appear on Synaptic.

Clearly I should have tried to go beyong the "it does not work..." but I gave it a fair try (you remember) and I had to get my work back on track. Also, I learned by installing the way you told me, that is, installing R where I want so I may now install different versions of R.

> /etc/apt/sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 _Lenny_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20090906-12:06]/ lenny main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 _Lenny_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20090906-12:06]/ lenny
 main

deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib

deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates main contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main
deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free
deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free

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