[R] New installation

Ista Zahn
Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:08:10 -0000

Perhaps r-sig-debian is more appropriate, though it is not clear to me that
a debian based linux is in fact the best for running R. Of course
"best" is
not clearly defined here, but I highly recommend Archlinux.

Best,
Ista
On Jun 9, 2016 6:47 PM, "Bert Gunter" <bgunter.4567 at
gmail.com> wrote:

> I suggest that you post to the r-sig-debian list instead of here. I
> think you are more likely to get good answers to your query there.
>
> Cheers,
> Bert
> Bert Gunter
>
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
> and sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip
)
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:44 PM, jax200 <jax200 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm starting off with both R and Linux Mint.  During a recent R
course, I
> > had multiple difficulties with installing updates needed for the
course.
> >
> > As such, I'd like to hit the restart button with fresh installs of
Linux
> > and R.  I would appreciate your help with which Linux platform works
best
> > with R, and how to go about getting all the updates installed for both
> > programs.
> >
> > Many thanks,  Jack
> >
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