[R] Error message when trying to install Rcmdr

[Romain Francois]

Did you try to follow the advice R gives you 24 times ?

Le 17/04/10 11:57, thedoctor81877 a écrit :
>
> I am trying to install Rcmdr on my ubuntu machine, but keep getting the
> following error messages:
>
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
>
>
> Any help at solving this problem would greatly be appreciated.
> -Michael


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