Dear list members, I have installed R in Ubuntu successfully but issuing command like R in terminal will able to see only the R working in command mode, the regular GUI which I use to have in my windows installation of R missing in linux..I am new to linux and so clueless how I can go about that and How I could enable it in linux? More, I never got any problem in configuration and compilation processes while I was installing R in ubuntu. Thanks for your valuable time to look into my problem! Regards, B.Nataraj
You can't run the Windows GUI in Ubuntu (unless you run it in a Windows virtual machine). Try installing rkward and using rkward for an alternative (you will probably be pleasantly surprised): sudo apt-get install rkward rkward http://rkward.sourceforge.net/ -Mose On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Nataraj <nataraj@biotech2.sastra.edu> wrote:> Dear list members, > > I have installed R in Ubuntu successfully but issuing > command like R in terminal will able to see only the R > working in command mode, the regular GUI which I use to > have in my windows installation of R missing in linux..I am > new to linux and so clueless how I can go about that and > How I could enable it in linux? More, I never got any > problem in configuration and compilation processes while I > was installing R in ubuntu. > > > Thanks for your valuable time to look into my problem! > > Regards, > B.Nataraj > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Nataraj <nataraj <at> biotech2.sastra.edu> writes:> > Dear list members, > > I have installed R in Ubuntu successfully but issuing > command like R in terminal will able to see only the R > working in command mode, the regular GUI which I use to > have in my windows installation of R missing in linux..I am > new to linux and so clueless how I can go about that and > How I could enable it in linux? More, I never got any > problem in configuration and compilation processes while I > was installing R in ubuntu. > >From your description, it sounds like R is working perfectly normally. TheWindows GUI you are used to is exactly that: a GUI created specifically for Windows. A Linux installation does run in a terminal. Tasks you are used to having menu entries for, such as loading packages, can be accomplished with their commands, ie. 'library()'. Have you tried a simple plot command? This should automatically open the default graphics device (X11). For a GUI under Linux, you have a number of choices including (X)emacs+ESS; JGR; RKward; and, of course, RCmdr. See the 'R GUI Projects' page on your favourite CRAN site. Hope this helps. Michael Bibo Queensland Health
As others have mentioned, there is no "official" GUI for R under Linux. I suggest you have a look at the "Related Projects" area of the R Project web site, there is a link to a section devoted to GUIs. I would personally recommend the Emacs + ESS combo as a powerful (if not entirely intuitive at first) interface to R. Both softwares are in the Ubuntu repositories, so installation is a simple apt-get away. Finally, please have a look at the R on Ubuntu README: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ Best, Vincent Le sam. 19 juil. ? 02:09, Nataraj a ?crit :> Dear list members, > > I have installed R in Ubuntu successfully but issuing > command like R in terminal will able to see only the R > working in command mode, the regular GUI which I use to > have in my windows installation of R missing in linux..I am > new to linux and so clueless how I can go about that and > How I could enable it in linux? More, I never got any > problem in configuration and compilation processes while I > was installing R in ubuntu. > > > Thanks for your valuable time to look into my problem! > > Regards, > B.Nataraj > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.--- Vincent Goulet, Associate Professor ?cole d'actuariat Universit? Laval, Qu?bec Vincent.Goulet at act.ulaval.ca http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca