R SIG Debian - Dec 2008 - Problem loading Matrix package in Ubuntu R 2.8.0

Dear List:

I'm having the same problem that was reported recently. The
latest version of R cannot load the Matrix package, even though it is
installed and readable. I've read the archive files for this list and
tried the suggested solutions (e.g., removing/uninstalling the Matrix
package and reinstalling it). Nothing has worked so far.

Does anybody have advice of what I could try next?

Thanks in advance,

Niall Bolger

Details of the error I get when I try to load the Matrix package:

*> library(Matrix)
Loading required package: lattice
Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
  unable to load shared library
'/usr/lib/R/site-library/Matrix/libs/Matrix.so':
  libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
directory
Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'*

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Hello

My solution was to remove, download and install with sudo R CMD INSTALL 
Matrix

did you try it? Didn't it worked

Niall Bolger a ?crit :
> Dear List:
>
> I'm having the same problem that was reported recently. The
> latest version of R cannot load the Matrix package, even though it is
> installed and readable. I've read the archive files for this list and
> tried the suggested solutions (e.g., removing/uninstalling the Matrix
> package and reinstalling it). Nothing has worked so far.
>
> Does anybody have advice of what I could try next?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Niall Bolger
>
> Details of the error I get when I try to load the Matrix package:
>
> *> library(Matrix)
> Loading required package: lattice
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>   unable to load shared library
> '/usr/lib/R/site-library/Matrix/libs/Matrix.so':
>   libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> directory
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'*
>
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>
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Niall,

What version of Matrix are you using?  In R, execute:

library(help = Matrix)

It will generate a long list of things, but the version number will be 
near the top.

Thanks,
Michael

Niall Bolger wrote:
> Dear List:
> 
> I'm having the same problem that was reported recently. The
> latest version of R cannot load the Matrix package, even though it is
> installed and readable. I've read the archive files for this list and
> tried the suggested solutions (e.g., removing/uninstalling the Matrix
> package and reinstalling it). Nothing has worked so far.
> 
> Does anybody have advice of what I could try next?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Niall Bolger
> 
> Details of the error I get when I try to load the Matrix package:
> 
> *> library(Matrix)
> Loading required package: lattice
> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>   unable to load shared library
> '/usr/lib/R/site-library/Matrix/libs/Matrix.so':
>   libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
> directory
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'*
> 
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Dr. Michael A. Rutter
School of Science
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Station Road
Erie, PA 16563
http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/rutter

Dear Michael:

Your suggestion worked. I used install.packages("Matrix"), picked a
mirror
in Zurich, Switzerland, and after a lot of copying and organizing, R
reported having a working version of Matrix.  My version is now 0.999375-16,
not 0.999375-3. By the way, the old mirror I was using was stat.cmu.edu.

Thanks so much for you kind attention.

Sincerely,

Niall Bolger



On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Michael Rutter <mar36@psu.edu> wrote:
> Niall,
>
> I think that is your problem.  The latest version of CRAN, and the one I
> have installed, is 0.999375-16.  Now, this may be because you are using a
> mirror that has not been updated, or you have an old version stored
locally.
>  If you launch R using sudo, then use install.packages("Matrix"),
it should
> ask which mirror to use.  Maybe update.packages() will work, too.
>
> If you get the latest version, it may solve your problem.
>
>
> Michael
>
> Niall Bolger wrote:
>
>> Dear Michael:
>>
>> I've done what you said and I get a message saying that the
>>
>> Version is 0.999375-3
>>
>> Niall
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Michael Rutter wrote:
>>
>>  Niall,
>>>
>>> What version of Matrix are you using?  In R, execute:
>>>
>>> library(help = Matrix)
>>>
>>> It will generate a long list of things, but the version number will
be
>>> near the top.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> Niall Bolger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear List:
>>>> I'm having the same problem that was reported recently. The
>>>> latest version of R cannot load the Matrix package, even though
it is
>>>> installed and readable. I've read the archive files for
this list and
>>>> tried the suggested solutions (e.g., removing/uninstalling the
Matrix
>>>> package and reinstalling it). Nothing has worked so far.
>>>> Does anybody have advice of what I could try next?
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Niall Bolger
>>>> Details of the error I get when I try to load the Matrix
package:
>>>> *> library(Matrix)
>>>> Loading required package: lattice
>>>> Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) :
>>>>  unable to load shared library
>>>> '/usr/lib/R/site-library/Matrix/libs/Matrix.so':
>>>>  libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
>>>> directory
>>>> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Matrix'*
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>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> R-SIG-Debian mailing list
>>>> R-SIG-Debian@r-project.org
>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dr. Michael A. Rutter
>>> School of Science
>>> Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
>>> Station Road
>>> Erie, PA 16563
>>> http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/rutter
>>>
>>
>>
> --
> Dr. Michael A. Rutter
> School of Science
> Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
> Station Road
> Erie, PA 16563
> http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/rutter
>
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