Hodgess, Erin
2010-Feb-01 02:24 UTC
[R-sig-Debian] Trouble updating to latest version of R
Dear R Debian People: I'm trying to update a computer that I do not use often to the latest version of R. Here is the problem: debian:/home/erinh# apt-get -t unstable install r-base r-base-dev Reading package lists... Error! E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room E: Error occurred while processing uim-utils (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.egr.msu.edu_debian_dists_etch_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Does this look familiar, please? Any suggestions for a fix, please? Thanks in advance, Sincerely, Erin Erin M. Hodgess, PhD Associate Professor Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences University of Houston - Downtown mailto: hodgesse@uhd.edu [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Dirk Eddelbuettel
2010-Feb-01 03:33 UTC
[R-sig-Debian] Trouble updating to latest version of R
On 31 January 2010 at 20:24, Hodgess, Erin wrote: | Dear R Debian People: | | I'm trying to update a computer that I do not use often to the latest version of R. | | Here is the problem: | | debian:/home/erinh# apt-get -t unstable install r-base r-base-dev | Reading package lists... Error! | E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room | E: Error occurred while processing uim-utils (NewVersion1) | E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.egr.msu.edu_debian_dists_etch_main_binary-i386_Packages | E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. | | Does this look familiar, please? Any suggestions for a fix, please? Known apt limitation -- googling for 'Dynamic MMap ran out of room' (ie the error message) along with 'apt' or 'apt-get' would you have told you so. In fact, Google Chrome even completed the sentence for me. So do the query and follow the first hit http://www.google.com/search?q=Dynamic+MMap+ran+out+of+room+apt-get FWIW newer systems don't seem to use it. I can't find this in any of my apt.conf files -- but I have needed it in the past. Now, if I may: Please do not use this list for generic Debian help. It is for the R / Debian intersection only. We value our signal to noise ratio, so let's all make an effort at keeping it high. Dirk -- Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
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