[R] Install R in Linux

[Peter Dalgaard]

lu kan wrote:
> Hi, Is it possible to install R in a linux box (Debian) without being a root. I know I can compile the R source code, but there is no F77 compiler on the box. So is it possible to install binary R without being a root?
>   
(We did see it the first time!!)

In a word, no. Either you need to install the binaries as root or
install sufficient build tools as root. There's a slight chance that you
could unpack the Debian binaries somewhere and then fix up the paths,
but you're on your own.


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