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2024 Sep 28
3
when installing packages for R on Linux, is it better to use my distro's package manager, or install.packages()?
...> sessionInfo() R version 4.4.1 (2024-06-14) Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Running under: Linux Mint 20.3 ...truncated... To install a new R package, is it better to use Linux Mint's pacakge manager (e.g. synaptic, apt-get, or similar), or to install it within R with install.packages("some_new_package")? I've done both over the years (perhaps a mistake that I will some day regret.) Pros and cons of these two methods? Thanks. --Chris Ryan -- Agency Statistical Consulting, LLC Helping those in public service get the most from their data. www.agencystatistical.com Public GnuPG email...
2024 Sep 28
1
when installing packages for R on Linux, is it better to use my distro's package manager, or install.packages()?
...1 (2024-06-14) > Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > Running under: Linux Mint 20.3 > ...truncated... > > To install a new R package, is it better to use Linux Mint's pacakge > manager (e.g. synaptic, apt-get, or similar), or to install it within R > with install.packages("some_new_package")? > > I've done both over the years (perhaps a mistake that I will some day > regret.) > > Pros and cons of these two methods? > > Thanks. > > --Chris Ryan >