R help - Feb 2011 - R, Ubuntu, package installation with non-zero exit status

All:
I have been looking through the string of posts regarding this same issue,
but I haven't been able to fix this problem. 
I am running Ubuntu 10.4 64bit, R version 2.10.1 
I cannot install certain packages (e.g. "vegetarian") and each time it
says
basically the same thing (regardless of the package): 
################################################################
... leaving stuff out ......

Error in library("vegetarian") : there is no package called
'vegetarian'
Execution halted

The downloaded packages are in
	?/tmp/RtmphcJ8mn/downloaded_packages?
Warning message:
In install.packages("vegetarian") :
  installation of package 'vegetarian' had non-zero exit status

###############################################################

I have tried the following:
1) ensured I have 'build-essential' Ubuntu package installed (I do)
2) attempted install.packages as root (sudo R)

to no avail
  
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also, I have 'r-base-dev' installed as well

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Just tried this on ubuntu 10.04 (latest update) with R 2.12.1
NC repository 
worked like a charm.  Try updating your R version?  I didn't see a
R-version depends on the vegetarian CRAN site, but that would be the
first thing that I would do.

On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 14:06 -0800, B77S wrote:
> All:
> I have been looking through the string of posts regarding this same issue,
> but I haven't been able to fix this problem. 
> I am running Ubuntu 10.4 64bit, R version 2.10.1 
> I cannot install certain packages (e.g. "vegetarian") and each
time it says
> basically the same thing (regardless of the package): 
> ################################################################
> ... leaving stuff out ......
> 
> Error in library("vegetarian") : there is no package called
'vegetarian'
> Execution halted
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 	?/tmp/RtmphcJ8mn/downloaded_packages?
> Warning message:
> In install.packages("vegetarian") :
>   installation of package 'vegetarian' had non-zero exit status
> 
> ###############################################################
> 
> I have tried the following:
> 1) ensured I have 'build-essential' Ubuntu package installed (I do)
> 2) attempted install.packages as root (sudo R)
> 
> to no avail
>

FYI:
The problem I had was that my modified .Rprofile text file was being read
and had lines to load the libraries of packages that were not installed yet
on this Ubuntu machine; I guess I copied the .Rprofile from my laptop.
 
If you have similar problems, simply do this in command line:

mv .Rprofile Rprofile

install.packages to your hearts desire and then 

mv Rprofile .Rprofile



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I am running Ubuntu 11.04 natty and R 2.12.1
I have exactly the same message error when try to install any package.
I have installed R in others linux's distros without problems...
 "installation of package 'any package' had non-zero exit
status"
It doesn't matter if i try to install it from a cran mirror or from a file
on my computer, it's the same.
May be the problem came from teh ubuntu configuration but i don't have idea!
Can somebody help me?

Thanks

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