[R-sig-Debian] R 4.0 for ARM processors

Paul Teetor
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:03:21 -0000

Dear R-SIG-Debian folks,

I seem to be chasing my tail, despite having a simple goal:

- Install R 4.0.2
- On Ubuntu 20.04
- For an ARM processor (not Intel/AMD).

Can someone please suggest a Debian/Ubuntu repository of the required packages
(e.g., r-base-core) built for ARM? I can't seem to find one.

(I can find the r-base-core package for R 3.6.3, but not R 4.0.2, built for
ARM.)

If there is no such Debian/Ubuntu repository, what would you recommend? Build R
4.0 for ARM from source? Use the cool 'rocker' images for R 4.0?
Something else?

Thank you so much for your advice. I must be misunderstanding something. I
figured this would be a slam-dunk because (1) R 4.0 is the latest release, and
(2) Ubuntu 20.04 is an LTS release, and (3) ARM is a supported architecture, or
so I thought.

Paul

PS - Yes, the ARM processors in question are a Raspberry Pi cluster. Don't
snicker. Hey, it's got 16 cores, 16 GB RAM total, and a
terabyte of space. And it's paid for, no monthly fee.


Paul Teetor, Elgin, IL USA