Try Prof. Wilkinson's recent blog entry: http://darrenjw.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/keeping-r-up-to-date-on-ubuntu-linux/
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Karel van Duijvenboden <viera...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello R-help team, > > I seek your help (for what is most likely a very simple problem). I'm new > to Ubuntu and tried to install R using the Ubuntu Software Center. However, > after clicking the install command, I always get prompted with the error " > Failed to download package files --- check your internet connection". > Details: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apparmor/dh-apparmor_2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1_all.deb404 > Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80] > > However, my internet connection is perfectly fine and I've already > installed a bunch of programs using the Software Center without any > problems. I've tried various of the available R packages (also the > Rcommander) and always get this same error. Perhaps it has something to do > with the server/mirror? > > Alternatively, I've downloaded a .zip of the package, but so far I've > failed to install the program. With me, for now, being an unequivocal > Ubuntu dummy I would prefer the straightforward Software Center route and > in any case I wonder why it does not work for me. > > Best regards and thanks in advance! > > Karel van Duijvenboden (Netherlands) > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- Mehmet Süzen, Ph.D. ( Dr.phil.nat. ) <su...@acm.org> | PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED within the applicable law. If you have received this transmission in error, please: (1) immediately notify me by reply e-mail to su...@acm.org, and (2) destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. | ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.