R SIG Debian - Nov 2015 - Install R on Ubuntu with libcurl support

Thanks for the advice. Going to look into this more this evening and
hopefully get everything working.

Thanks again!

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org>
wrote:
>
> On 5 November 2015 at 11:44, Michael Coyne wrote:
> | What do you have installed as far as libcurl goes? Would you mind
> | listing your packages and greping for libcurl entries.
>
> The distribution works with proper dependencies. When R is built with
> libcurl, the R package already depends on libcurl:
>
> edd at max:~$ dpkg -s r-base-core | grep curl
> Depends: zip, unzip, libpaper-utils, xdg-utils, libblas3 | libblas.so.3,
libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.16), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcurl3 (>=
7.28.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libjpeg8 (>= 8c),
liblapack3 | liblapack.so.3, liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614),
libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpcre3,
libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0),
libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libx11-6, libxt6, zlib1g (>=
1:1.1.4), ucf (>= 3.0), ca-certificates
> edd at max:~$
>
> Now, you have a point in that there are several curl packages available
> within Debian / Ubuntu.  Here I use this:
>
> edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=110 dpkg -l | grep "^ii  libcurl" | cut
-c-78
> ii  libcurl3:amd64        7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
> ii  libcurl3:i386         7.38.0-3ubuntu2 i386            easy-to-use
client-s
> ii  libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
> ii  libcurl3-nss:amd64    7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
> ii  libcurl4-openssl-dev: 7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           development files
an
> edd at max:~$
>
> Now, I happen to deploy a fair number of similar machines also usuing
Ubuntu
> 15.04 and work and _not one had issues_ when we switched to https for CRAN
> repos.   But one critical thing you may be overlooking with R _before
version
> 3.2.2_ is that you had to turn it on via options():
>
>      ?download.file.method?: Method to be used for ?download.file?.
>           Currently download methods ?"internal"?,
?"wininet"? (Windows
>           only), ?"libcurl"?, ?"wget"? and
?"curl"? are available.  If
>           not set, ?method = "auto"? is chosen: see
?download.file?.
>
> So play with that and download.file.
>
> Dirk
>
>
> |
> | Perhaps I need some libcurl debs installed when I install r-base?
> |
> | On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at
debian.org> wrote:
> | >
> | > On 5 November 2015 at 11:11, Michael Coyne wrote:
> | > | Hello,
> | > |
> | > | I'm install R from a package off of
> | > | https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/. The install works
fine
> | > | but it does not support libcurl as indicated by executing
> | > | "capabilities('libcurl')". As such, I cannot
install packages from
> | > | HTTPS sources.
> | > |
> | > | How can I install R from a package with libcurl support? Is this
> | > | possible or do I need to manually build R from source and compile
it
> | > | with libcurl support directly.
> | >
> | > Read the README in that very directory, ie at
> | >
> | >   https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/
> | >
> | > and install the pre-built R:
> | >
> | >   R> capabilities()["libcurl"]
> | >   libcurl
> | >      TRUE
> | >   R>
> | >
> | > I am using
> | >
> | >   edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=72 dpkg -l | grep "ii  r-base"
> | >   ii  r-base-core    3.2.2-1vivid amd64        GNU R core of
statistical computa
> | >   ii  r-base-core-db 3.2.2-1vivid amd64        GNU R debug symbols
for statistic
> | >   ii  r-base-dev     3.2.2-1vivid all          GNU R installation of
auxiliary G
> | >   ii  r-base-html    3.2.2-1vivid all          GNU R html docs for
statistical c
> | >   edd at max:~$
> | >
> | > Dirk
> | >
> | > --
> | > http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org
> |
> |
> |
> | --
> | http://about.michaeljcoyne.me
>
> --
> http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org


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The one strange thing I am now noticing is that precise does not have
libcurl listed as a dependency. If you go to
https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/precise/Packages and look
for "libcurl" it is not listed. The other Ubuntu builds, such as
trusty or wily do list it.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Michael Coyne <mikeycgto at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. Going to look into this more this evening and
> hopefully get everything working.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at
debian.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 5 November 2015 at 11:44, Michael Coyne wrote:
>> | What do you have installed as far as libcurl goes? Would you mind
>> | listing your packages and greping for libcurl entries.
>>
>> The distribution works with proper dependencies. When R is built with
>> libcurl, the R package already depends on libcurl:
>>
>> edd at max:~$ dpkg -s r-base-core | grep curl
>> Depends: zip, unzip, libpaper-utils, xdg-utils, libblas3 |
libblas.so.3, libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.16), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcurl3
(>= 7.28.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libjpeg8
(>= 8c), liblapack3 | liblapack.so.3, liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614),
libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpcre3,
libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libreadline6 (>= 6.0), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0),
libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libx11-6, libxt6, zlib1g (>=
1:1.1.4), ucf (>= 3.0), ca-certificates
>> edd at max:~$
>>
>> Now, you have a point in that there are several curl packages available
>> within Debian / Ubuntu.  Here I use this:
>>
>> edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=110 dpkg -l | grep "^ii  libcurl" | cut
-c-78
>> ii  libcurl3:amd64        7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
>> ii  libcurl3:i386         7.38.0-3ubuntu2 i386            easy-to-use
client-s
>> ii  libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
>> ii  libcurl3-nss:amd64    7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           easy-to-use
client-s
>> ii  libcurl4-openssl-dev: 7.38.0-3ubuntu2 amd64           development
files an
>> edd at max:~$
>>
>> Now, I happen to deploy a fair number of similar machines also usuing
Ubuntu
>> 15.04 and work and _not one had issues_ when we switched to https for
CRAN
>> repos.   But one critical thing you may be overlooking with R _before
version
>> 3.2.2_ is that you had to turn it on via options():
>>
>>      ?download.file.method?: Method to be used for ?download.file?.
>>           Currently download methods ?"internal"?,
?"wininet"? (Windows
>>           only), ?"libcurl"?, ?"wget"? and
?"curl"? are available.  If
>>           not set, ?method = "auto"? is chosen: see
?download.file?.
>>
>> So play with that and download.file.
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
>> |
>> | Perhaps I need some libcurl debs installed when I install r-base?
>> |
>> | On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at
debian.org> wrote:
>> | >
>> | > On 5 November 2015 at 11:11, Michael Coyne wrote:
>> | > | Hello,
>> | > |
>> | > | I'm install R from a package off of
>> | > | https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/. The install
works fine
>> | > | but it does not support libcurl as indicated by executing
>> | > | "capabilities('libcurl')". As such, I cannot
install packages from
>> | > | HTTPS sources.
>> | > |
>> | > | How can I install R from a package with libcurl support? Is
this
>> | > | possible or do I need to manually build R from source and
compile it
>> | > | with libcurl support directly.
>> | >
>> | > Read the README in that very directory, ie at
>> | >
>> | >   https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/
>> | >
>> | > and install the pre-built R:
>> | >
>> | >   R> capabilities()["libcurl"]
>> | >   libcurl
>> | >      TRUE
>> | >   R>
>> | >
>> | > I am using
>> | >
>> | >   edd at max:~$ COLUMNS=72 dpkg -l | grep "ii  r-base"
>> | >   ii  r-base-core    3.2.2-1vivid amd64        GNU R core of
statistical computa
>> | >   ii  r-base-core-db 3.2.2-1vivid amd64        GNU R debug
symbols for statistic
>> | >   ii  r-base-dev     3.2.2-1vivid all          GNU R
installation of auxiliary G
>> | >   ii  r-base-html    3.2.2-1vivid all          GNU R html docs
for statistical c
>> | >   edd at max:~$
>> | >
>> | > Dirk
>> | >
>> | > --
>> | > http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> | --
>> | http://about.michaeljcoyne.me
>>
>> --
>> http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org
>
>
>
> --
> http://about.michaeljcoyne.me


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On 5 November 2015 at 12:16, Michael Coyne wrote:
| The one strange thing I am now noticing is that precise does not have
| libcurl listed as a dependency. If you go to
| https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/precise/Packages and look
| for "libcurl" it is not listed. The other Ubuntu builds, such as
| trusty or wily do list it.

I run vivid. 

Dirk

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For precise, from which you should really upgrade, you need to look at the
very `help(options)` I pointed you to and select _the external curl or wget_
as the method for `download.file()`.

Dirk

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