Hi Markus, Please keep the list copied. See responses in line.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 1:22 PM, <kle...@sxmail.de> wrote: > Dear Ista Zahn, > > Thank you that you answered. > Kubuntu delivered some packages of R and I obviously got R version 3.0.2 by > the time (early 2015) I installed R fully on my Linux Kubuntu Trusty Tahr. Yes, I understood that much. If you want to upgrade to a more recent version follow the instructions in the first link I sent you last time (https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/). > The package "ATLAS" is a recommended one from recent R-explaining literature > that I intend to work through to get accustomed and tackle R as fully as I > can. Well, AFAIK there is no such package on CRAN. What literature exactly are you referring to? I had to experience that beyond a package called "ATLAS" a certain > number of further other very useful packages were not available because > being "not for R version 3.0.2" as I appended when speaking of the problem > "ATLAS". > My conclusion up to now is: I cannot use R fully because I have no > opportunity to update my basic R version AS SUCH. I hope there is a way of > solving this without destroying too much of the wealth of packages I have > already integrated. OK, so follow the instructions for updating. Best, ISta > > Best regards, > Markus Hofstetter > > > Ista Zahn <istaz...@gmail.com> schrieb (22.07.2015 14:24): > > > On Jul 21, 2015 9:30 PM, <kle...@sxmail.de> wrote: >> >> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, >> as a beginner in R, I encountered a sort of "naturally given >> limits"concerning the process of amending R with packages. >> I apparently own version 3.0.2 and I principally decided to use R via >> the RKWard GUI on Linux Kubuntu Trusty Tahr; the R version installed on >> my computer is admittedly not far from the basics provided by my >> distribution's package management (also throughout multiple rounds of >> updates/ upgrades of the system). >> What would I have to do to finally update/ upgrade beyond that R >> version? > > https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ > > Would that process (generally?) affect any/ my GUI? > > possibly. > >> This problem appeared to me as I was busy installing packages an >> received the error message "package ‘ATLAS’ is not available (for R >> version 3.0.2) ". > > I don't think there is any package on CRAN with that name. What makes you > think there is? > >> I am quite desperate and would look forward to be indicated a path to a >> sustainable solution or be told how to mitigate/ circumvent (these/ >> such) problems. > > I'm not actually sure exactly what the problem is... > >> Thanks a lot! >> >> Best regards,Markus Hofstetter >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> 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. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
