Roger, The Windows packages will not run on Linux. You will need to install them using the Linux versions (.tar.gz files) of the CRAN packages.
You can copy them from a CRAN mirror to your USB drive and then install them locally using R CMD INSTALL PackageName.tar.gz This will again need to be done as root using 'su' from the console. Note that depending upon the nature of the package (ie. does it uses C and/or FORTRAN code or require third party libraries), you may get errors during the installation process if you are missing required code/applications/header files. HTH, Marc On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 11:50 -0400, roger bos wrote: > Thanks so much Marc & Stefan! The GUI wasn't telling me what I was > missing. The terminal told me I was missing tk-8.4.12-1.2.x86_64.rpm so I > went and got that and it installed without errors. Then I could't figure > out how to launch R through the GUI so I went back to the terminal and typed > "R" and it launched. I have a lot to learn but I want to thank you so much > for getting me started. > > Another question: > As I said, I don't have internet access on the linux machine, so is there > any way to copy the library folder from my windows machine to the linux box > and install the packages from there? > > Roger > > > > > On 8/24/06, Stefan Grosse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Roger, > > > > I dunno what exactly might be the source of that mistake but I would > > strongly recommend to install R while you are online. Often other > > packages must be installed for dependencies. > > > > (And then I recommend using the smart package manager ( > > http://labix.org/smart ) which is a great tool and handling dependencies > > better.) > > > > You could use rpm at the command line level. > > > > open a shell, type su and give your password, change to the folder where > > the rpm is downloaded to, type > > rpm -ivh R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm will try to install and give you > > information on whats missing... > > > > Stefan Grosse > > > > roger bos schrieb: > > > I am looking for help install the x86_64 R Binary onto my FC5 > > machine. At > > > the risk of subjecting myself to tons of criticism, I must confess that > > I > > > don't know anything about Linux and I have never compiled R from source. > > > Therefore, I choose FC5 because I see that a 64-bit binary is already > > > available. > > > > > > Here is what I tried: I installed FC5 with all options (productivity, > > > software development, and web server). FC5 boots up fine. I downloaded > > all > > > the R binary files in that FC5 directory to my USB drive and copied > > > them onto my linux machine (where I don't yet have internet access). I > > > created a folder in my rbos's Home directory and copied the files > > there. I > > > clicked on the R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm and right-clicked to choose > > 'open > > > with "install software"' It asked me for my root password. I put in > > the > > > same root password I choose when I installed FC5. I get a "installing > > > packages" screen that shows the R filename and I click Apply. It then > > give > > > me an Error: "Unable to retrieve software information". > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what steps I am missing? The R install guide states > > that > > > binary installs are platform specific so it only considers building from > > the > > > sources. I look forward to learning a lot about Linux and using more > > than > > > just the GUI, but to get started, I just want to learn how to install a > > > binary of R. > > > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > > > Roger > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
