On 8/13/10 6:49 AM, Andrew Walsh wrote: > Under Laurent's advice I stopped using Windows for Rpy2 and took days > to install Ubuntu Lucid correctly under VMWare exclusively so I could > use Rpy2 2.1.4 and R in a project I am working on. > I am a complete newbie to Linux and just an apprentice to Python but > have 30 years experience with other computing systems.
Then the easiest to get started is probably to use Dirk's packages, at least for R: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ > I followed the instructions exactly although it was not clear if I > could install R binaries (and save time) or if I had to compile with > the --enable-R-shlib > switch. Just to make sure I did the latter and eventually it > installed without error. After this I installed Rpy2 2.1.4 and it also > installed without error. > > I can do > > import rpy2 > > but > > import rpy2.robjects or import rpy2.rinterface gives the error > > ImportError: libR.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > > I had a look around the web and found this post that seems to describe > the same error. > > http://bitbucket.org/lgautier/rpy2/issue/30/rpy2-210beta2-ubuntu-karmic-librso-not > > I can also do R RHOME and it comes up with > /usr/local/lib/R > > In the post above he says: > "I was able to fix the problem by creating a link to libR.so in > /usr/local/lib, as suggested in the FAQ" > > Ah this looks promising but as a newbie to Linux I have no idea how to do > this. > In the FAQ it says > > "make a link to R_HOME/bin/libR.so in /usr/local/lib, or in some other > location that your system knows as a standard place for libraries; > then run 'ldconfig' as root; " > > which is no more help to a Linux newbie. > I figure I have to obviously let Linux to understand the link to > LibR.so, which is in > /usr/local/lib/R/lib ... Aug 2010 > and > /usr/lib/R/lib ... Jan 2010 > > but I do not understand how to carry out the above task. > I guess this must be very easy since exact directions are not given > but none of the various things I have tried have worked. > All help and comments appreciated. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > rpy-list mailing list > rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ rpy-list mailing list rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list
