On 06/24/2013 12:57 AM, Matthew Brigida wrote:
As Dirk mentioned by default you should get the latest version of R. To see
add (inserting your mirror):
deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu precise/
to your /etc/apt/sources.list [don't forge the last 's' in sources] and then
$ sudo apt-get update
Then you can see what version you would install (without actually installing
anything) by:
$ apt-get --simulate install r-base
Matt
Once you have installed the correct CRAN repository in sources.list, the
correct term for using a particular version of a package is "pinning."
Here are some helpful guides:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto
http://askubuntu.com/questions/51124/hold-packages-back-from-updates-without-apt-pin
http://askubuntu.com/questions/27063/how-to-hold-a-package-back-from-being-upgraded
Synaptic is very helpful, because it can show you which versions are
available to be installed.
Michael
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