Dear list,[a] now is apparently the time, the R version I have installed so far
has reached its days' end.[a1] Back on R help mailing list-I have to admit
openly-I was advised so under the impression of being unnerved on the part of
the corresponding R expert responder to a certain degree by the question of mine
whether there were any error messages or unresolved dependencies to expect
associated with other R packages (perhaps missing thus far on the computer of
interest) when one would simply un-compress compressed R package file folders
into the R package folder of inevitable choice.[a2] As I want to put it clearly
and honestly: I assumed not and continue not to assume that either R Help
Mailing List or R Sig-Debian (Help) Mailing List would out-compete each other on
that (as presented in [a1]) or any conceivable technical issue with R. To assign
to R Sig-Debian (Help) Mailing List and be further on assigned to the general R
Help Mailing List is a conscious decision not to present
too-special problems which could not stem from any other source but from the
operating system R is used on by me--consequently using a Linux distro at least
similar to Debian for hosting and running R software on, brought that step with
it logically (I at least perceive it that way...)-where they would not belong
to.[b] As with other software on Linux Kubuntu 14.04 LTS, the user would have to
use a command of the type "sudo apt-get autoremove [packagename]" as a
root to finally get rid of that specific package.[c] The problem, as it appears
to me right now, is: Which package(s) were one to discard and in turn to
download and re-install a newer version of, so that eventually R by the end of
this process emerges updated to a higher version number than one had previously
(in my case R version still is 3.0.2) at one's disposal?[d] Any help on this
issue is appreciated and welcome.[e] post scriptum: Is there a way/ possibility
to conserve the bunch of R packages integrated into my recent
installation (especially those made available to R via installation by way of
"Synaptic" Kubuntu Linux single-package installation manager) over
time or would it rather be a matter of a separate "re-installation
day"? Thank you very much in advance.Best regards,Markus Hofstetter
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