Appears to work based on a quick check in Docker:
root@8d41067e72ce:/work# dpkg -i r-cran-rserve_1.8-13-2_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package r-cran-rserve. (Reading database ... 17542 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack r-cran-rserve_1.8-13-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking r-cran-rserve (1.8-13-2) ... Setting up r-cran-rserve (1.8-13-2) ... root@8d41067e72ce:/work# R CMD Rserve --help Usage: R CMD Rserve [<options>] Options: --help this help screen --version prints Rserve version (also passed to R) --RS-port <port> listen on the specified TCP port --RS-socket <socket> use specified local (unix) socket instead of TCP/IP. --RS-workdir <path> use specified working directory root for connections. --RS-encoding <enc> set default server string encoding to <enc>. --RS-conf <file> load additional config file. --RS-settings dumps current settings of the Rserve --RS-source <file> source the specified file on startup. --RS-enable-control enable control commands --RS-enable-remote enable remote connections --RS-pidfile <file> store the pid of the Rserve process in <file> --RS-set <config>=<value> set configuration option as if it was read from a configuration file All other options are passed to the R engine. root@8d41067e72ce:/work# Thanks again for the heads-up! Best, Dirk -- dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org