[R] installing the x86_64 R Binary on Fedora Core 5

[Stefan Grosse]

Hi Roger,

I dunno what exactly might be the source of that mistake but I would
strongly recommend to install R while you are online. Often other
packages must be installed for dependencies.

(And then I recommend using the smart package manager (
http://labix.org/smart ) which is a great tool and handling dependencies
better.)

You could use rpm at the command line level.

open a shell, type su and give your password, change to the folder where
the rpm is downloaded to, type
rpm -ivh R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm  will try to install and give you
information on whats missing...

Stefan Grosse

roger bos schrieb:
> I am looking for help install the x86_64 R Binary onto my FC5 machine.  At
> the risk of subjecting myself to tons of criticism, I must confess that I
> don't know anything about Linux and I have never compiled R from source.
> Therefore, I choose FC5 because I see that a 64-bit binary is already
> available.
>
> Here is what I tried:  I installed FC5 with all options (productivity,
> software development, and web server).  FC5 boots up fine.  I downloaded all
> the R binary files in that FC5 directory to my USB drive and copied
> them onto my linux machine (where I don't yet have internet access).  I
> created a folder in my rbos's Home directory and copied the files there.  I
> clicked on the R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm and right-clicked to choose 'open
> with "install software"'  It asked me for my root password.  I put in the
> same root password I choose when I installed FC5.  I get a "installing
> packages" screen that shows the R filename and I click Apply.  It then give
> me an Error: "Unable to retrieve software information".
>
> Can anyone tell me what steps I am missing?  The R install guide states that
> binary installs are platform specific so it only considers building from the
> sources.  I look forward to learning a lot about Linux and using more than
> just the GUI, but to get started, I just want to learn how to install a
> binary of R.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Roger
>
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