I did read that fine file. I added the following line to my /etc/apt/sources.list file:
tmt-local2023% tail -2 /etc/apt/sources.list # R sources deb https://mirror.las.iastate.edu/bin/linux/ubuntu xenial/ Here is what apt says on my machine tmt-local2024% apt-cache policy r-base-core r-base-core: Installed: 3.2.3-4 Candidate: 3.2.3-4 Version table: *** 3.2.3-4 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status My long term habit is to stick to LTS versions, which currently is 16.04: "still running 16.10" is a different outlook. The system admins here tend to be more conservative than me. Again, thanks for any input. Getting this particular box straightened out quickly isn't critical, but I would like to understand the root of the issue. Terry T. On 09/01/2017 02:58 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > Read the fine README > here:https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/README.html > Similar one for Debian athttps://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian/ > > Many of us have been using R from CRAN on Ubuntu and Debian for many years, > and many update cycles. I try hard to get new R versions into Debian the > morning of the release [1] and Michael and Johannes usually produce binary > for the mirrors within a day or two too. On this box still running 16.10: > > edd@bud:~$ apt-cache policy r-base-core > r-base-core: > Installed: 3.4.1-2yakkety0 > Candidate: 3.4.1-2yakkety0 > Version table: > *** 3.4.1-2yakkety0 500 > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
