Recently I came across an interesting web site: http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, this is software that is possible to install and run on some type of USB memory, a stick or one of these hard disks. I can think of a number of situations where this could be handy. In addition memory sticks are getting cheaper and more powerful by the day. So: Is it possible to run R off one of these sticks? I am also informed that it is possible to run Latex in this manner. Tom
On Windows anyway, R can be located in any directory including one on a flash drive). R can also be set up to make no use of the registry (again -- Windows only), so AFAICS the answer is yes, and it's trivial to do. I would be surprised if this were not true in other OS's, too. R is just an executable with supporting libraries that can be located and run from anywhere. Of course, various configuration details (file locations, language environment, graphics options,...) must be set to agree with the particular computer hardware and software on which the flash drive runs, but that is inevitable (if R was told it should use a cyrillic character set for Russian, it won't automatically switch to French when the flash drive is stuck into a French computer). If I am wrong about any of this, **PLEASE CORRECT** Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Statistics -----Original Message----- From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Tom Backer Johnsen Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:03 AM To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] Is R portable? Recently I came across an interesting web site: http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, this is software that is possible to install and run on some type of USB memory, a stick or one of these hard disks. I can think of a number of situations where this could be handy. In addition memory sticks are getting cheaper and more powerful by the day. So: Is it possible to run R off one of these sticks? I am also informed that it is possible to run Latex in this manner. Tom ______________________________________________ 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.
Hi Tom, did you check the R for Windows FAQ? http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R-from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003f Hope this helps, Roland Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:> Recently I came across an interesting web site: > http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, this is software that > is possible to install and run on some type of USB memory, a stick or > one of these hard disks. I can think of a number of situations where > this could be handy. In addition memory sticks are getting cheaper > and more powerful by the day. > > So: Is it possible to run R off one of these sticks? > > I am also informed that it is possible to run Latex in this manner. > > Tom > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >
I simply installed R onto a USB stick, downloaded my normal packages to it and it works fine under Windows. --- Roland Rau <roland.rproject at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Tom, > > did you check the R for Windows FAQ? >http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R-from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003f> > Hope this helps, > Roland > > > Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: > > Recently I came across an interesting web site: > > http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, > this is software that > > is possible to install and run on some type of USB > memory, a stick or > > one of these hard disks. I can think of a number > of situations where > > this could be handy. In addition memory sticks > are getting cheaper > > and more powerful by the day. > > > > So: Is it possible to run R off one of these > sticks? > > > > I am also informed that it is possible to run > Latex in this manner. > > > > Tom > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > ______________________________________________ > 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. >
Roland Rau wrote:> Hi Tom, > > did you check the R for Windows FAQ? > > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R-from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003fPuh. My apologies. I should have done so before I asked the question. Sorry. Tom> Hope this helps, > Roland > > > Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: >> Recently I came across an interesting web site: >> http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, this is software that >> is possible to install and run on some type of USB memory, a stick or >> one of these hard disks. I can think of a number of situations where >> this could be handy. In addition memory sticks are getting cheaper >> and more powerful by the day. >> >> So: Is it possible to run R off one of these sticks? >> >> I am also informed that it is possible to run Latex in this manner. >> >> Tom >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >-- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185 Fax : +47-5558-9879 | | Email : backer at psych.uib.no URL : http://www.galton.uib.no/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
Well, yesterday I put a linux version of R 2.6.0 in a USB stick of 2Gb and it runs very well... Bernardo Rangel Tura, MD,MPH,Phd National Cardiology Institute ---------- Original Message ----------- From: John Kane <jrkrideau at yahoo.ca> To: Roland Rau <roland.rproject at gmail.com>, Tom Backer Johnsen <backer at psych.uib.no>Cc: Sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:22:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [R] Is R portable?> I simply installed R onto a USB stick, downloaded my > normal packages to it and it works fine under Windows. > > --- Roland Rau <roland.rproject at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Tom, > > > > did you check the R for Windows FAQ? > > > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Can-I-run-R- > from-a-CD-or-USB-drive_003f > > > > Hope this helps, > > Roland > > > > > > Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: > > > Recently I came across an interesting web site: > > > http://portableapps.com/. The idea is simple, > > this is software that > > > is possible to install and run on some type of USB > > memory, a stick or > > > one of these hard disks. I can think of a number > > of situations where > > > this could be handy. In addition memory sticks > > are getting cheaper > > > and more powerful by the day. > > > > > > So: Is it possible to run R off one of these > > sticks? > > > > > > I am also informed that it is possible to run > > Latex in this manner. > > > > > > Tom
Tom Backer Johnsen <backer <at> psych.uib.no> writes:> > I am also informed that it is possible to run Latex in this manner. >http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/107419.html refers to http://at-aka.blogspot.com/2006/06/portable-emacs-22050-on-usb.html which can give you a portable emacs + auctex installation for windows. Michael Research Officer, Queensland Health