This issue has been solved. I didn't change to trusty when I updated Ubuntu.
I now have the following lines in my /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://cran.utstat.utoronto.ca/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ and deb http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe I also installed the keys described on http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/CRAN/ but I'm not sure if I needed them or not. Thanks for the help. Austin On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Michael Rutter <[email protected]> wrote: > Austin, > > You need to cc r-sig-debian in order to see the replies. I would just do > one wrap-up email so people can see that there was a solution. > > Thanks, > Michael > > On 06/13/2015 05:58 PM, Austin Putz wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> Thanks for the response. I mistakenly had precise in there instead of >> trusty. I'm not sure why I didn't read that part when I updated Ubuntu. >> >> For future reference, can you see my post to Prof Nash? (I just replied) >> Or do I need to cc r-sig-debian every time I reply? >> >> Best regards, >> Austin >> >> On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Michael Rutter <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Austin, >> >> I would suggest removing the lines you added to >> /etc/apt/sources.list and try the following: >> >> sudo apt-add-repository ppa:marutter/rrutter >> # Follow the prompts to add the key >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get install r-base >> >> That should do the trick. The PPA used above is the one that is >> used to seed the CRAN sites, so the packages are identical. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Michael >> >> >> >> On 06/13/2015 04:21 PM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote: >> >> A possibly silly thought -- Did you "sudo apt-get update" after >> doing >> the "sudo apt-add repository ..." statement? In other installs >> (non-R) >> I've managed to shoot myself that way. >> >> JN >> >> On 15-06-13 04:17 PM, Austin Putz wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I've spent the last 2 days trying to install base R on my >> Ubuntu 14.04 >> LTS >> machine. I even just wiped my entire computer and >> reinstalled the >> operating >> system thinking that was the problem (since some people have >> problems >> updating R). >> >> So far I've tried to follow this link exactly that has >> instructions: >> >> http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/CRAN/ >> >> Since I just reinstalled Ubuntu I figured I would have no >> problems. I was >> just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them. I >> was >> getting an >> error while doing sudo apt-get update that said: >> >> ....public key not available iastate... NO_PUBKEY >> 51716619E084DAB9 >> >> So I followed that link above and installed the keys (as far >> as I know). >> >> The current error while trying sudo apt-get install r-base >> (not installed >> previously, fresh OS) is: >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Sat Jun 13 : ~ $ sudo apt-get install r-base >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you >> have >> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the >> unstable >> distribution that some required packages have not yet been >> created >> or been moved out of Incoming. >> The following information may help to resolve the situation: >> >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: >> r-base : Depends: r-base-core (>= 3.2.0-4precise0) but it >> is not >> going to >> be installed >> Depends: r-recommended (= 3.2.0-4precise0) but >> it is not >> going to >> be installed >> Recommends: r-base-html but it is not going to >> be installed >> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> I've tried countless other things and I'm just frustrated >> now from 2 days >> of trying something that should be fairly straightforward (so >> I >> thought...). I have tried installing the "Depends" packages, >> but no >> dice. I >> tried going to Ubuntu Software Center thinking it may do >> something >> differnet but no help either. Can't install dependencies. I >> don't even >> know >> what else I've tried. I'm out of ideas. >> >> Any help or solution would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help, >> >> Austin >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> R-SIG-Debian mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Michael A. Rutter >> Associate Professor of Statistics >> Academic and Program Coordinator, Mathematics >> Penn State Erie, The Behrend College >> 4205 College Drive >> Erie, PA 16563 >> http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/rutter >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Austin Putz >> North Carolina State University >> Animal Breeding and Genetics >> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > -- > Dr. Michael A. Rutter > Associate Professor of Statistics > Academic and Program Coordinator, Mathematics > Penn State Erie, The Behrend College > 4205 College Drive > Erie, PA 16563 > http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/rutter > [email protected] > -- Austin Putz North Carolina State University Animal Breeding and Genetics Email: [email protected] [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
