Mint is compatible with Ubuntu, they only differ in Window manager and default package selection.
Thanks, Alex On 08/01/2014 06:12 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote: > I use several versions of Mint and have found following the CRAN > instructions for Ubuntu (matching the chosen sources.list entry of my > Mint install to the corresponding Ubuntu version -- that is important) > works to get me the latest R. > > John Nash > > > On 14-08-01 01:34 AM, Johannes Ranke wrote: >> Keith, >> >> As Linux Mint Maya 13 appears to be based on Ubuntu Precise, you may be >> tempted to follow the corresponding Ubuntu README on CRAN. However, CRAN >> maintainers do not officially support Mint, so I do not recommend this >> approach >> as I have no idea in what ways Linux Mint deviates from Ubuntu Precise. >> >> To be on the safe side, you could compile binaries for your platform from >> suitable source packages in Debian format. There are some hints in the >> Debian >> README on CRAN on how to do this. >> >> This takes a bit of effort, which is why we provide binaries for Debian >> stable >> and the most important Ubuntu releases on CRAN. >> >> Maybe somebody else knows more about Mint 13 and its compatibility with >> Ubuntu >> Precise? >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Johannes >> >> >> >> Am Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2014, 22:28:04 schrieb Keith S Weintraub: >>> Folks, >>> I was able to get R installed using: >>> apt-get install r-base-core >>> >>> >>> R version 2.14.1 (2011-12-22) >>> Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing >>> ISBN 3-900051-07-0 >>> Platform: i686-pc-linux-gnu (32-bit) >>> >>> >>> * What is the best way to upgrade to the latest version of R. >>> * What is the best way to install rJava and XLConnect. >>> >>> Thanks for your time, >>> Best, >>> KW >>> >>> PS. I know some of you may have seen these questions before from me on >>> r-help. I was told this forum might be a better place to peddle my >>> problems. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
