I just installed R on my 64 bit SUSE Linux system -- I compiled with the default x windows support on.. This may be a newbie question (apologies in advance)-- but how does this show up in X? I have SSH'd in to my box and set my display -- I can run xcalc OK -- but when I hit the R binary it just goes to the command line -- if does not give me an x-window. I suspect I need another program/package -- but wanted to verify that I wasn't missing anything obvious. I have been unable to find a tutorial on the net. thx Jerry Dumblauskas Credit-Suisse HOLT Phone: (312) 345.6137 Fax: (312) 345.6110 e-mail: Jerry.Dumblauskas@credit-suisse.com> Please follow the attached hyperlink to an important disclosure: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/marketcommentary <http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/marketcommentary> > >=============================================================================Please access the attached hyperlink for an important el...{{dropped:8}}
On 28-Apr-08 21:22:51, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote:> I just installed R on my 64 bit SUSE Linux system > -- I compiled with the default x windows support on.. > > This may be a newbie question (apologies in advance)-- > but how does this show up in X? > > I have SSH'd in to my box and set my display -- I can > run xcalc OK -- but when I hit the R binary it just goes > to the command line -- if does not give me an x-window.If I understand your problem correctly, you have logged into a remote box and are using a "terminal" window at that point. If you enter the command R in that terminal, then you will be operating R via command lines in that same terminal. If you want a separate X window with R running in it, the usual procedure would be to open a new X window from you current command line. One possibility is simply to enter the command xterm & (the "&" is important -- it will "detach" the new window from the terminal ijn which you started it). Then you can switch to the new window and run R in that. Any graphics generated by R will cause a new X window to appear in which the graphics will be displayed. You can generate additional X windows for additional graphic (keeping what you have already) with X11(). If you're logging in via ssh, you may need to log in using the command ssh -X <host> or ssh -X <user>@<host> to ensure that the remote X client has permission to send its X requests to the machine you are sitting at. Hoping this helps, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 22:37:18 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
I think this helps. Are you saying the RGUI I see when I launch the windows version of R will not show in Linux, just any commands that display graphics? I'll do a quick test. Thx -----Original Message----- From: Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk [mailto:Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:37 PM To: Dumblauskas, Jerry Cc: r-help at r-project.org Subject: RE: [R] R on X11 under Linux (newbie) On 28-Apr-08 21:22:51, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote:> I just installed R on my 64 bit SUSE Linux system > -- I compiled with the default x windows support on.. > > This may be a newbie question (apologies in advance)-- but how does > this show up in X? > > I have SSH'd in to my box and set my display -- I can run xcalc OK -- > but when I hit the R binary it just goes to the command line -- if > does not give me an x-window.If I understand your problem correctly, you have logged into a remote box and are using a "terminal" window at that point. If you enter the command R in that terminal, then you will be operating R via command lines in that same terminal. If you want a separate X window with R running in it, the usual procedure would be to open a new X window from you current command line. One possibility is simply to enter the command xterm & (the "&" is important -- it will "detach" the new window from the terminal ijn which you started it). Then you can switch to the new window and run R in that. Any graphics generated by R will cause a new X window to appear in which the graphics will be displayed. You can generate additional X windows for additional graphic (keeping what you have already) with X11(). If you're logging in via ssh, you may need to log in using the command ssh -X <host> or ssh -X <user>@<host> to ensure that the remote X client has permission to send its X requests to the machine you are sitting at. Hoping this helps, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 22:37:18 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ =============================================================================Please access the attached hyperlink for an important el...{{dropped:5}}
Thx I verified by typing in plot(1,1) at the R prompt -- sure enough an X window popped up on my desktop. Off to investigate Linux GUI front ends! Thx again -----Original Message----- From: Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk [mailto:Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:20 PM To: Dumblauskas, Jerry Cc: r-help at r-project.org; Dumblauskas at 88-96-44-206.dsl.zen.co.uk Subject: Re: [R] R on X11 under Linux (newbie) On 28-Apr-08 21:42:19, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote:> I think this helps. > > Are you saying the RGUI I see when I launch the windows version of R > will not show in Linux, just any commands that display graphics? > I'll do a quick test. > ThxThat is correct. There is an RGUI for Linux, but it is a separate optional package. I don't use it myself. If you would like to use it, I hope someone else will advise you! Best wishes, Ted.> -----Original Message----- > From: Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk > [mailto:Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:37 PM > To: Dumblauskas, Jerry > Cc: r-help at r-project.org > Subject: RE: [R] R on X11 under Linux (newbie) > > On 28-Apr-08 21:22:51, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote: >> I just installed R on my 64 bit SUSE Linux system >> -- I compiled with the default x windows support on.. >> >> This may be a newbie question (apologies in advance)-- but how does >> this show up in X? >> >> I have SSH'd in to my box and set my display -- I can run xcalc OK -- >> but when I hit the R binary it just goes to the command line -- if >> does not give me an x-window. > > If I understand your problem correctly, you have logged into a remote > box and are using a "terminal" window at that point. If you enter the > command R in that terminal, then you will be operating R via command > lines in that same terminal. > > If you want a separate X window with R running in it, the usual > procedure would be to open a new X window from you current command > line. One possibility is simply to enter the command > > xterm & > > (the "&" is important -- it will "detach" the new window from the > terminal ijn which you started it). Then you can switch to the new > window and run R in that. > > Any graphics generated by R will cause a new X window to appear in > which the graphics will be displayed. > You can generate additional X windows for additional graphic (keeping > what you have already) with X11(). > > If you're logging in via ssh, you may need to log in using the command > > ssh -X <host> > > or > > ssh -X <user>@<host> > > to ensure that the remote X client has permission to send its X > requests to the machine you are sitting at. > > Hoping this helps, > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> > Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 > Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 22:37:18 > ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ > > =====================================================================> => =====> Please access the attached hyperlink for an important > el...{{dropped:5}} > > ______________________________________________ > 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 23:20:11 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ =============================================================================Please access the attached hyperlink for an important el...{{dropped:5}}