On 13/08/2021 11:44, Paul Smith wrote:> Dear All,
>
> I have found out that R 4.1 is not available for Fedora 34, and you
> have here advised us to install the rawhide version. However, the
> rawhide version seems to be for Fedora 35. Can that still be installed
> on Fedora 34, despite the fact that it is for Fedora 35?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Paul
>
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Hi Paul
See I?aki's response (quoted below) from this thread:
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-fedora/2021-June/000770.html
It's worth checking out the full thread for more info.
On 23/06/2021 14:45, I?aki Ucar wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 14:50, Gavin Simpson <ucfagls at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>
>> How would one go about installing R 4.1 from rawhide? (October is a
little too far away to be off r-release for that long while maintaining
R packages on CRAN that depend on tidyverse packages.)
>
> $ sudo dnf update R --release rawhide
>
> should do. Be aware though that this means updating other dependencies
> too. This may or may not cause problems. A safer option would be to
> use a containerized environment. Toolbox [1, 2] is perfect for this,
> especially for development purposes:
>
> $ sudo dnf install toolbox
> $ toolbox enter -r 35
> [toolbox]$ sudo dnf install R rstudio-desktop
> [toolbox]$ rstudio
> # rstudio opens
>
> or directly without entering the toolbox first:
>
> $ toolbox run -r 35 rstudio
> # rstudio opens
>
> Remember to install any additional repos and/or system dependencies
> you may need (e.g., to install R packages from source) *inside* your
> toolbox. Hope it helps.
>
> [1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-silverblue/toolbox/
> [2] https://fedoramagazine.org/a-quick-introduction-to-toolbox-on-fedora/
>
> I?aki
Tim