Try 'precise' instead of 'utopic' On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 7:31 PM, John Sorkin <jsor...@grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote: > I am trying to install R on Linux mint 17.1. I followed the instructions > found on CRAN and got a messages about unmet dependencies. I detail below the > steps I took: > > I added deb http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/ubuntu utopic/ > to /etc/apt/sources.list > As can be seen below: > > john-OptiPlex-GX270 apt # more sources.list > #deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 17.1 _Rebecca_ - Release i386 20141126]/ trusty > contrib main non-free > deb http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/ubuntu utopic/ > > And then followed the instructions on CRAN: > > sudo apt-get update > AND RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: > > Fetched 316 kB in 8s (39.5 kB/s) > Reading package lists... Done > W: GPG error: http://lib.stat.cmu.edu utopic/ Release: The following > signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: > NO_PUBKEY 51716619E084DAB9 > > sudo apt-get install r-base > AND RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > r-base : Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.1.2-1utopic0) but 3.0.2-1ubuntu1 is to > be installed > Depends: r-recommended (= 3.1.2-1utopic0) but it is not going to be > installed > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. > > John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. > Professor of Medicine > Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics > University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and > Geriatric Medicine > Baltimore VA Medical Center > 10 North Greene Street > GRECC (BT/18/GR) > Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 > (Phone) 410-605-7119 > (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing) > > Confidentiality Statement: > This email message, including any attachments, is for ...{{dropped:12}}
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