Dear Duncan, Ben and Megha Thank you for your help! I tried
sudo apt-get build-dep r-cran-rgl And so all necessitated package were installed and I could install rgl.. nice! Mat I believe the correct incantation is: sudo apt-get build-dep r-cran-rgl If that doesn't work, get back to us Ben Bolker 2008/10/27 Duncan Murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Matthieu Stigler wrote: > >> Hello >> >> Im trying to install package rgl in a freshly installed Ubuntu 8.04 >> system. I have a problem (actually is has been reported three times on >> the R-list but the answers were too complicated for me) when >> installing: >> >> configure: using libpng dynamic linkage >> checking for X... no >> configure: error: X11 not found but required, configure aborted. >> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'rgl' >> ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rgl' >> >> The downloaded packages are in >> /tmp/RtmpcnTzdW/downloaded_packages >> Warning message: >> In install.packages("rgl", dep = TRUE) : >> installation of package 'rgl' had non-zero exit status >> >> >> I see two potential explanations: >> -to use rgl I should install some OpenGl package... is it right? which one >> then? >> >> > > No, it's some X11 package you need to install, whichever one contains the > includes and development libraries. I'm not an Ubuntu user so I can't tell > you which one. BTW, rgl is now on R-forge, so you could post questions > there. > > > Duncan Murdoch > >> -rgl only needs x11 but does not find it. I see actually that there is >> no x11 in /usr/ but X11R6 does the problem come from that? >> >> PS: Im cross posting on R and rgl list >> >> Thank you for your help! >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.