If I comment out everything in the sources.list file *except* the cran entry, apt-get fails this way:
# apt-get --reinstall -V install r-base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reinstallation of r-base is not possible, it cannot be downloaded. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Yes, I have successfully done the apt-key thing. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/installing-spam-package-is-failing-spam-0-29-1-tp4636628p4636973.html Sent from the R devel mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
