Dear R-users, Probably this is rather general question and I apologize for this: I'm using R and other softwares on Win and I would like to install Linux on my PC in order to be able to install R for unix. Is there anyone that wants to suggest me what do I need to partion my hard disk and to install linux and then R? In this way I could use both Win and Linux on my PC, am I right? Is there any web-page where I can find some information? Thank you very much, vito -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/attachments/20011121/5603e340/attachment.html
>From owner-r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch Wed Nov 21 06:23:46 2001 >Dear R-users, >Probably this is rather general question and I apologize for this: >I'm using R and other softwares on Win and I would like to install >Linux >on my PC in order to be able to install R for unix.=20 >Is there anyone that wants to suggest me what do I need to partion my >hard disk and to install linux and then R? >In this way I could use both Win and Linux on my PC, am I right? >Is there any web-page where I can find some information? >Thank you very much, >vitoYou can install Linux along with Windows. I think the best advice is found in http://sunsite.dk/linux-newbie/ Jon Baron P.S. Please try to send text only when sending messages to a list. (I am one who archives the list, and html triples the size of messages.) -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
One more thing. If you install Linux, use the RPM to install R. R may come with Linux, but it won't be the most recent version. You can get the most recent version from CRAN. Jon -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
This is a bit tricky if you don't want to lose data. The SuSe manual has clear directions on reclaiming space from Win to install Linux. BUT, personally, I would buy a second hard disk: disks are not expensive and this can save you a lot of trouble (unless you are willing to re-format your current disk). Agus Dr. Agustin Lobo Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC) Lluis Sole Sabaris s/n 08028 Barcelona SPAIN tel 34 93409 5410 fax 34 93411 0012 alobo at ija.csic.es On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, MUGGEO VITO wrote:> Dear R-users, > Probably this is rather general question and I apologize for this: > I'm using R and other softwares on Win and I would like to install Linux > on my PC in order to be able to install R for unix. > Is there anyone that wants to suggest me what do I need to partion my > hard disk and to install linux and then R? > In this way I could use both Win and Linux on my PC, am I right? > Is there any web-page where I can find some information? > Thank you very much, > vito > >-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Hi, there is no need of disk partitioning for "partitionless" versions of installations in a few Linux distributions (at least RH, MDK). The instalator installs Linux in "images" on disk with FAT32 fs, but system runs slower than when insalled on native (ext2, ext3,...) Linux partition, therefore partitioning your harddisk is better. If you have access to some Linux systems, try man fdisk or fdisk --help If you have Windows on the whole disk (for example when one partition =whole disk), then fips utility helps (it shrinks primary DOS/Win partitions and you then can use the freed area for Linux). Jan - - - Original message: - - - From: owner-r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch Send: 11/21/01 2:17:47 PM To: "RmailingList" <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch> Subject: [R] installing R for unix on PC Dear R-users, Probably this is rather general? question and I apologize for this: I'm using R and other softwares on Win and I would like to install Linux on my PC in order to be able to install R for unix. Is there anyone that wants to suggest me what do I need to partion my hard disk and to install linux and then R? In this way I could use both Win and Linux on my PC, am I right? Is there any web-page where I can find some information? Thank you very much, vito -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._