install latest version of R 3.2.1 (World-Famous Astronaut) on Linux Mint 17.1 (MATE)
NickName:tomathon Ask DateTime:2015-07-08T22:34:43

install latest version of R 3.2.1 (World-Famous Astronaut) on Linux Mint 17.1 (MATE)

I just switched from Mac to Linux, so while I have a basic understanding of Linux structure, there are still some things Im trying to clear up. This is one of them.

I have tried multiple ways (referencing multiple forum posts) to install the latest version of R (3.2.1 "World-Famous Astronaut") on Linux Mint 17.1 (MATE).

I tried different sources lists, the most recent being:

deb http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/linux/debian wheezy-cran3/

but when I call: 

apt-cache showpkg r-base-dev

with each of the ones I try, I always get:

3.0.2-1ubuntu1

as the most recent one available.

Also, my sources.list only contains that above deb, so I do not think its a /etc/apt/preferences/ issue.

Has anyone been able to install 3.2.1 on Linux Mint?

Thanks in advance!

  • Tom 

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Answers
Dirk Eddelbuettel 2015-07-08T14:39:11

Briefly:\n\n\nDid you also run sudo apt-get update ?\nLook at apt-cache policy r-base-dev which will shows which versions apt \"knowns\"\nMint ain't Debian so hell may still break loose ...\n",

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