Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-13 Thread Vincent Goulet
Le 12 Octobre 2005 18:03, Dirk Eddelbuettel a écrit : i) In general, and especially between 'testing' and 'unstable', use apt-pinning, explained in the apt-howto packages, esp apt-howto-en for English; and on various places across the Net; try Google'ing for apt-pinning. Dear Dirk, I'll jump

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-13 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
Vincent, On 13 October 2005 at 13:06, Vincent Goulet wrote: | Le 12 Octobre 2005 18:03, Dirk Eddelbuettel a écrit : | i) In general, and especially between 'testing' and 'unstable', use | apt-pinning, explained in the apt-howto packages, esp apt-howto-en for | English; and on various places

[R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Dan Davison
I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge' packages, including r-base 2.1.0. What is the best way to do this? If I don't want to upgrade

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 04:04:50PM -0500, Dan Davison wrote: I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian 'unstable' repository. Otherwise my system has 'sarge' packages, including r-base

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Dirk Eddelbuettel
Dan, First off, there is even a r-sig-debian list in the universe of R mailing lists (c.f. the R FAQ). That probably provides a more focused readership than the union of r-help (where many won't know Debian) and debian-user (where many won't know R). On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 04:04:50PM -0500, Dan

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Thomas Schönhoff
Hi, 2005/10/12, Christian T. Steigies [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 04:04:50PM -0500, Dan Davison wrote: I would like to install the latest version of R (the statistical computing software). This is package r-base version 2.2.0 and is in the debian 'unstable' repository.

Re: [R] How to install R 2.2.0 Debian 'unstable' package in otherwise 'sarge' system

2005-10-12 Thread Kjetil Kjernsmo
On onsdag 12 oktober 2005, 23:04, Dan Davison wrote: What is the best way to do this? If I don't want to upgrade to unstable, must I compile R myself, or is there some way to install this as a debian package? Then, I'd recommend using the R's own backports, this line would probably do the