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thedoctor81877

2010-Apr-17 09:57 UTC

[R] Error message when trying to install Rcmdr

I am trying to install Rcmdr on my ubuntu machine, but keep getting the
following error messages:

ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
ERROR: failed to lock directory
?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?


Any help at solving this problem would greatly be appreciated.
-Michael
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Romain Francois

2010-Apr-17 10:02 UTC

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[R] Error message when trying to install Rcmdr

Did you try to follow the advice R gives you 24 times ?

Le 17/04/10 11:57, thedoctor81877 a ?crit :>
> I am trying to install Rcmdr on my ubuntu machine, but keep getting the
> following error messages:
>
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10? for modifying
> Try removing ?/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK?
>
>
> Any help at solving this problem would greatly be appreciated.
> -Michael

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