If you get a SAPI license you can use RBloomberg on linux.  I have a
modified
version to do that on github https://github.com/jcdny/RBloomberg (I also
converted
the func docs to roxygen and a few other changes). I've not updated to 2.14
yet though.

SAPI licenses are not cheap and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops on
securities permissions to make Bloomberg happy so it's definitely not a
casual thing.


On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 8:55 PM, John Laing <john.laing@gmail.com> wrote:

> Danilo -- glad you were able to get everything working.
> Murali -- thanks for chiming in with help.
> Marco -- unfortunately, Bloomberg does not provide a desktop client
> for Linux. I run Bloomberg in a Windows virtual machine, on Mac at
> home and Ubuntu at work. It's not ideal, as most configurations like
> this also require R to run in the VM to access Bloomberg, but
> nevertheless I believe this is a fairly standard setup.
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Marco Bianchi <marcolondonuk@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I am looking to use RBloomberg under Linux rather than Microsoft Windows
> > operating system. Is this at all possible?
> >
> > Marco Bianchi
> >
> > Ciao Danilo, I think we never met but I believe both PhD students of W
> > Hardle.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:39 AM, <Murali.Menon@avivainvestors.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Danilo,
> >> I've managed to get RBloomberg working on R2.14 by downloading and
> >> installing the new Bloomberg Desktop v3 API SDK. The version of the
> >> Bloomberg API I have now is 3.4.3.2. Try with that, and it might work
> for
> >> you as well?
> >> Cheers,
> >> Murali
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: r-sig-finance-bounces@r-project.org
> >> [mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Mercurio
> Danilo
> >> 1850 SPI
> >> Sent: 11 November 2011 09:11
> >> To: 'John Laing'; r-sig-finance@r-project.org
> >> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] Download RBloomberg for R-2.14.0
> >>
> >> Hi John!
> >> Below you can find the details about my R-2.12.1. There everything seems
> >> to work fine.
> >> I am also sending you a screenshot of my R-2.14.0, where I downloaded
> the
> >> latest versions of Rbloomberg and rJava. However there it does not
> work. I
> >> am sorry I do not completely understand your advice about WAPI <GO> and
> >> upgrade: shoud I download and install a new "Bloomberg Desktop v3 API
> SDK"?
> >>
> >> Many thanks!
> >>
> >> Danilo
> >>
> >>
> >> > require(RBloomberg)
> >> Lade nötiges Paket: RBloomberg
> >> Lade nötiges Paket: rJava
> >> > sessionInfo()
> >> R version 2.12.1 (2010-12-16)
> >> Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit)
> >>
> >> locale:
> >> [1] LC_COLLATE=German_Austria.1252  LC_CTYPE=German_Austria.1252
> >>  LC_MONETARY=German_Austria.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C
> >> [5] LC_TIME=German_Austria.1252
> >>
> >> attached base packages:
> >> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
> >>
> >> other attached packages:
> >> [1] RBloomberg_0.4-146 rJava_0.8-8
> >> > conn <- blpConnect()
> >> R version 2.12.1 (2010-12-16)
> >> rJava Version 0.8-8
> >> RBloomberg Version 0.4-146
> >> Java environment initialized successfully.
> >> Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file...
> >> Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.3.3.3\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java
> classpath
> >> Bloomberg API Version 3.3.3.3
> >> > bdp(conn, "EBS AV Equity", "NAME")
> >>                             NAME
> >> EBS AV Equity ERSTE GROUP BANK AG
> >> > blpDisconnect(conn)
> >>         used (Mb) gc trigger (Mb) max used (Mb)
> >> Ncells 239002  6.4     407500 10.9   350000  9.4
> >> Vcells 194476  1.5     786432  6.0   508768  3.9
> >> >
> >>
> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: John Laing [mailto:john.laing@gmail.com]
> >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. November 2011 22:41
> >> An: Mercurio Danilo 1850 SPI
> >> Cc: Adam Xia; r-sig-finance@r-project.org
> >> Betreff: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] Download RBloomberg for R-2.14.0
> >>
> >> Danilo,
> >>
> >> What version of RBloomberg are you using with R 2.12? You can find this
> >> out with a call to sessionInfo().
> >> It is probably an old version that didn't use the Java version of the
> >> Bloomberg API. If that is the case, you will need to upgrade (using
> >> WAPI<GO>, as in my other message) and install the rJava package.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Mercurio Danilo 1850 SPI
> >> <Danilo.Mercurio@sparinvest.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi!
> >> >
> >> > I just tried the installation of Rbloomberg on R.14.0
> >> >
> >> > The installation is apparently succesful (no error)
> >> >
> >> > I can run the command: "library(Rbloomber)", and no error message
> >> > appears.
> >> >
> >> > However the command "conn <- blpConnect()" does not work. The console
> >> > simply freezesand I have to kill R.
> >> >
> >> > I am still using R.12.1 with a functioning Rbloomberg and I am deeply
> >> > thankful to he developpers/maitainers.
> >> > Best!
> >> >
> >> > Danilo
> >> >
> >> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> > Von: r-sig-finance-bounces@r-project.org
> >> > [mailto:r-sig-finance-bounces@r-project.org] Im Auftrag von John
> Laing
> >> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. November 2011 13:20
> >> > An: Adam Xia
> >> > Cc: r-sig-finance@r-project.org
> >> > Betreff: Re: [R-SIG-Finance] Download RBloomberg for R-2.14.0
> >> > [bayes][heur]
> >> >
> >> > A 32-bit RBloomberg build for R 2.14.0 has been posted. It can be
> >> > installed by the usual process:
> >> >
> >> > install.packages("RBloomberg", repos = "http://r.findata.org")
> >> >
> >> > Please let me know if you experience any issues.
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM, John Laing <john.laing@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> Hi Adam,
> >> >>
> >> >> You did nothing wrong, I haven't yet posted RBloomberg binaries for R
> >> >> 2.14.0. I hope to get that taken care of soon, possibly this evening.
> >> >>
> >> >> John
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Adam Xia <axianyc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >>> Hello Friends,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I just installed R-2.14.0 and tried to install RBloomberg
> >> >>> package by running:
> >> >>> install.packages("RBloomberg",repos="http://r.findata.org/"). However,
> I
> >> >>> received message to indicate that the package "is not avaiable (for
> R
> >> >>> version 2.14.0)". Should I wait for more days or something I did
> wrong? I
> >> >>> also encountered the same issue for Rcompression package from
> omegahat.com.
> >> >>> Thank you for your kindly reply.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> AX
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