[R] New installation

Clint Bowman
Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:25:46 -0000

I "experiment" with the Fedora distribution at home but am very
satisfied
with the Scientific Linux distribution here at work--I'm currently using
SL7.2.

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On Thu, 9 Jun 2016, Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle wrote:

> I have tried many Linux distributions before, and never looked back
> after switching for Arch Linux. It is one of the best distributions with
> regard to having an up to date but still reasonably stable system. Other
> options are Fedora  Rawhide (there's a Fedora SIG mailing list) or
> Debian Sid (as others mentioned, there's a Debian SIG mailing list),
but
> I don't know how dependable those versions are.
>
> Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle
> Former GNOME translator
>
> Em Qui 9 jun. 2016, ?s 20:08, Ista Zahn escreveu:
>> 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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>> > >
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