[R] [R-help] how to install own R withour root?

[Michael Dewey]

At 10:57 16/06/2009, Daofeng Li wrote:
>Hi,
>
>i just add /home/lidaof/R/bin and /home/lidaof/R/lib to the end of the PATH
>variable
>yet i type R command runs the system installed R 2.4.0...
>

[snip]

> >>
> >> On Sat, 13-Jun-2009 at 03:43PM +1000, Bill.Venables at csiro.au wrote:
> >>
> >> |> You need to adjust your PATH environment variable so that the
> >> /path_of_my_home/R/bin comes ahead of the system R/bin directory.  (Or you
> >> can simply remove the system R/bin and substitute your own R/bin.

Note he said add it _ahead_ of the system R/bin, if you added it at 
the end as you say then try following his advice.

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Michael Dewey
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