[R] R version update

[David Winsemius]

On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:55 AM, klerer at sxmail.de wrote:

> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
> as a beginner in R, I encountered a sort of "naturally given limits"concerning the process of amending R with packages.
> I apparently own version 3.0.2 and I principally decided to use R via
> the RKWard GUI on Linux Kubuntu Trusty Tahr; the R version installed on
> my computer is admittedly not far from the basics provided by my
> distribution's package management (also throughout multiple rounds of
> updates/ upgrades of the system).
> What would I have to do to finally update/ upgrade beyond that R
> version? Would that process (generally?) affect any/ my GUI?
> This problem appeared to me as I was busy installing packages an
> received the error message "package ‘ATLAS’ is not available (for R
> version 3.0.2) ".

ATLAS is not an R package:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atlas

> I am quite desperate and would look forward to be indicated a path to a
> sustainable solution or be told how to mitigate/ circumvent (these/
> such) problems.
> Thanks a lot!
> 
> Best regards,Markus Hofstetter
> 
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David Winsemius
Alameda, CA, USA