On 28-Apr-08 21:42:19, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote: > I think this helps. > > Are you saying the RGUI I see when I launch the windows version of R > will not show in Linux, just any commands that display graphics? > I'll do a quick test. > Thx
That is correct. There is an RGUI for Linux, but it is a separate optional package. I don't use it myself. If you would like to use it, I hope someone else will advise you! Best wishes, Ted. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:37 PM > To: Dumblauskas, Jerry > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: RE: [R] R on X11 under Linux (newbie) > > On 28-Apr-08 21:22:51, Dumblauskas, Jerry wrote: >> I just installed R on my 64 bit SUSE Linux system >> -- I compiled with the default x windows support on.. >> >> This may be a newbie question (apologies in advance)-- but how does >> this show up in X? >> >> I have SSH'd in to my box and set my display -- I can run xcalc OK -- >> but when I hit the R binary it just goes to the command line -- if >> does not give me an x-window. > > If I understand your problem correctly, you have logged into a remote > box and are using a "terminal" window at that point. If you enter the > command R in that terminal, then you will be operating R via command > lines in that same terminal. > > If you want a separate X window with R running in it, the usual > procedure would be to open a new X window from you current command > line. One possibility is simply to enter the command > > xterm & > > (the "&" is important -- it will "detach" the new window from the > terminal ijn which you started it). Then you can switch to the new > window and run R in that. > > Any graphics generated by R will cause a new X window to appear in > which the graphics will be displayed. > You can generate additional X windows for additional graphic (keeping > what you have already) with X11(). > > If you're logging in via ssh, you may need to log in using the command > > ssh -X <host> > > or > > ssh -X <user>@<host> > > to ensure that the remote X client has permission to send its X > requests to the machine you are sitting at. > > Hoping this helps, > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 > Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 22:37:18 > ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ > > ======================================================================== > ====== > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important > el...{{dropped:5}} > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 28-Apr-08 Time: 23:20:11 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ ______________________________________________ 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.
