Ubuntu - HOW TO INSTALL STUFF

DAVEM · 10 Mar 2007 at 20:13

Hi All

right I have Ubuntu installed how do I install stuff?

I want to install R
(google CRAN)

how do I install it??

Cheers

DaveM

Rich · 10 Mar 2007 at 20:18

download the .deb (debian package) and that should give you a prompt to auto-install using gdebi.

JonC · 11 Mar 2007 at 01:04

Try using apt-get (in a terminal) to install an R .deb

Apt-get is the Ubuntu standard package management tool (as well as aptitude). It's used to automatically install lots of useful things and also supports updates.

So have a go with apt-get or aptitude.

http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=getting-started:installation:debian

Dj_Jestar · 11 Mar 2007 at 02:14

JonC said:
Apt-get is the Ubuntu standard package management tool (as well as aptitude).

Aptitude is merely a menu/wrapper for apt-get.

Subliminal Aura · 11 Mar 2007 at 02:20

apt-get install synaptic (from the command prompt)

That'll give you the synaptic gui which you'll love if you're not a command prompt person.

Then goto system > Synaptic Manager and away you go.

Rich · 11 Mar 2007 at 13:20

synaptic is included by default with 6.06 and 6.10. Not sure about anything before that.
Not sure if R is in the repositories though.

M0KUJ1N · 11 Mar 2007 at 15:23

I always prefer to download the source tarball but I found the following on how to set an R repository:

http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/README

My recommended R mirror is: http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/

ethos · 12 Mar 2007 at 16:06

How to install stuff?

I find faffing around for about 30 minutes with crap guides, not getting it to work and going back to Windows normally does it for me.

fumbles · 12 Mar 2007 at 22:55

Code:

debpkg -i [url]http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/edgy/r-base_2.4.1-1edgy0_all.deb[/url]

That should work.