Thanks for this, Michael. It looks useful, and I shall certainly keep it by me for future reference.
I wish to apologise for my abrupt reaction to Dirk's response to my initial query. Best wishes to all, Ted. On 05-Jun-10 17:23:02, Michael Friendly wrote: > For what it's worth, I found the instructions for upgrading R on debian > linux sufficiently > confusing, that I wrote down in a sort of script the steps I carried > out, as a record for future reference. > The next time, I'll just copy/paste selections of lines to a terminal > window. > Maybe someone else will find this useful or suggest a way to streamline > it. > > -MIchael > >################################### ># append lenny-cran to sources.list ># see: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/ for details >## NB: better to choose a local CRAN mirror > cd /etc/apt/ > echo 'deb http://cran.R-project.org/bin/linux/debian lenny-cran/' >> > sources.list ># see: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/ for details > >################################### ># updating R to the current release > > > sudo > aptitude update ># check policy: make sure you see the newer version > apt-cache policy r-base > > aptitude install r-base r-base-core r-base-dev r-recommended > aptitude install r-base-html > >################################### ># updating r-cran packages [ ># NB: (a) I'm not certain of the difference between installing via ># debian packages, vs. update.packages ># (b) to install selectively via apt, it is easier to use a gui tool ># like synaptic than by specifying debian packages on the command ># line > ># updating R packages: CRAN often has newer than debian r-cran builds > R >#update.packages(lib.loc="/usr/local/lib/R/site-packages") > update.packages() > ># install other non r-cran packages from CRAN > nondeb <- c("heplots", "candisc", "vcdExtra") > install.packages(nondeb) > ># see what versions are installed where > pkgs <- installed.packages() > pkgs[,1:3] > > > > Douglas Bates wrote: >> As both you and Dirk have made considerable contributions to the R >> project, although in different contexts, I will try to smooth out some >> of the wrinkles in the communication. The thing to realize is that >> the Debian packages for R on the Debian archives are updated only when >> a new release of Debian is prepared, and that is infrequent. On the >> other hand the Debian packages for R on the CRAN archives are updated >> frequently. It is not uncommon to have them updated within a few >> hours of a new release of R. >> >> This is why many respondents have suggested something like the >> explanation at >> >> http://cran.uk.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian >> >> which says, in effect, that you should add the line >> >> deb http://cran.uk.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian lenny-cran/ >> >> to your sources.list file. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Ted Harding >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 05-Jun-10 15:03:55, Ted Harding wrote: >>> >>>> On 05-Jun-10 14:34:24, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ted, >>>>> >>>>> On 5 June 2010 at 14:23, (Ted Harding) wrote: >>>>> | Greetings! >>>>> | I would be very grateful if someone could supply a suitable >>>>> | line to enter into /etc/apt/sources.list for the benefit of >>>>> | a complete dummy user (i.e. me -- I do not want to have to >>>>> | do any interpretation, guesswork, reading of docs, etc.; >>>>> | I want to just copy it in). >>>>> | >>>>> | The machine in question is an Intel laptop, wuth Debian Lenny >>>>> | (according to the Debian website the current stable version >>>>> | as of 12 Feb 2010). The current contents of /etc/apt/sources.list >>>>> | are: >>>>> | ======= >>>>> | deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free >>>>> | deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib >>>>> | non-free >>>>> | >>>>> | deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib >>>>> | non-free >>>>> | deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib >>>>> | non-free >>>>> | >>>>> | deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile >>>>> | main >>>>> | deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile >>>>> | main >>>>> | >>>>> | deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main >>>>> | ======= >>>>> | >>>>> | I had not been using this machine for running R, until I tried it >>>>> | yesterday and was shocked to find that the R version installed is >>>>> | >>>>> | R 2.7.1 (2008-06-23) >>>>> | >>>>> | compared with the version I have on my regular machine, which is >>>>> | R 2.11.0 (2010-04-22). Then I was shocked, on visiting the Debian >>>>> | Lenny webpage, to find that the currently held version of R is >>>>> >>>>> What part of "stable" is unclear? When you opt for "stable", you >>>>> ask >>>>> Debian >>>>> not to change your packages. >>>>> >>>>> So remarking that it doesn't update your R package, or preferred >>>>> editor, or >>>>> whatever, is inconsistent with what _you_ have chosen. A _stable_ >>>>> selection >>>>> of packages. I am not a native speaker of English but stable seems >>>>> to >>>>> imply >>>>> 'does not change' reasonably well. >>>>> >>>>> So I am puzzled why this is so hard to explain. >>>>> >>>>> Now, maybe you are complaining that Debian has too few releases >>>>> which >>>>> is a >>>>> different matter and requires a bit more of a meta-discussion. Too >>>>> many, >>>>> Ubuntu is a reasonable compromise between stability and bi-annual >>>>> updates. I >>>>> use it myself, but I also use (and like) Debian testing. It >>>>> depends. >>>>> >>>>> But by choosing Lenny you got what you asked for. Now, as you >>>>> asked, >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> | the same as the above: "2.7.1-1+lenny" for all the basic R >>>>> | packages. >>>>> | No wonder I have not been getting updates! >>>>> | >>>>> | I am located in the UK. >>>>> | >>>>> | What should I put in /etc/apt/sources.list ? (Maybe more than one >>>>> | line, if that would be relevant to installing/updating a variety >>>>> | of R packages). >>>>> >>>>> It is all documented, and a Google search for 'debian lenny R >>>>> package' >>>>> gets >>>>> me there as a first hit. See the bin/linux/debian/ directory of any >>>>> CRAN >>>>> mirror. >>>>> >>>>> There are occassional mistakes (as Michael Friendly recently >>>>> noticed) >>>>> but the >>>>> page makes an earnest attempt at documenting this so I won't repeat >>>>> it >>>>> here. >>>>> If you have suggestions to make it clearer, please let Johannes or >>>>> us >>>>> know. >>>>> >>>>> This also gets discussed here regularly so you may find looking at >>>>> the >>>>> list >>>>> archives beneficial. >>>>> >>>>> Good luck. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards, Dirk >>>>> >>>> Duncan, I am sorry but your reply is of no help at all. >>>> Goodbye. >>>> >>> I meant "Dirk". >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[email protected]> >>> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 >>> Date: 05-Jun-10 Time: 16:07:18 >>> ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> R-SIG-Debian mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Debian mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian >> > > > -- > Michael Friendly Email: [email protected] > Professor, Psychology Dept. > York University Voice: 416 736-5115 x66249 Fax: 416 736-5814 > 4700 Keele Street http://datavis.ca > Toronto, ONT M3J 1P3 CANADA > -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[email protected]> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 05-Jun-10 Time: 21:08:16 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
