[R] upgrading r-base

[Jeff Newmiller]

You have not followed the Posting Guide recommendations (and common sense) that would allow people to compare their configuration with yours.

I have had no problem with Ubuntu 12.04 and R 2.15.2.

You might consider trying a different R repository mirror.
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Dave Mitchell <dmmtchll at gmail.com> wrote:

>Yes, I've added the appropriate repository to my sources.list file. 
>I'm
>sorry, I should've mentioned I've followed everything in the tutorial
>you
>posted.  Has anyone had issues the tutorial at
>http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/README couldn't solve? 
>Thanks
>for your time.
>
>
>Dave Mitchell
>
>On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Rolf Turner <rolf.turner at xtra.co.nz>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Have you looked at the instructions at the URL which Sarah Goslee
>> drew to the attention of the list on 19 July 2012?
>>
>>> There's a special README for Ubuntu to help you get the current
>version.
>>>
>http://cran.r-project.org/bin/**linux/ubuntu/README<http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/README>
>>>
>> You probably need to modify your /etc/apt/sources.list file in the
>> manner suggested in those instructions.
>>
>>     cheers,
>>
>>         Rolf Turner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02/27/2013 10:16 AM, Dave Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to install R 2.15 on an Ubuntu server.  I'm getting the
>>> "depends
>>> .... but it's not going to be installed" error messages I've seen
>people
>>> write about, but never solve.  I've attached a screen shot, if that
>helps.
>>> Has anyone seen (and solved) these updating issues?  I find it hard
>to
>>> believe that everyone using Ubuntu server is an R version behind. 
>Thanks
>>> for your time.
>>>
>>
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