Dear Jari, When I distribute an R Windows CD/ROM to students, I generally include both the installer and an installed version. This allows students who don't want to or can't install the software to use it. They pay a big penalty in speed, however. A flash drive would provide better performance if this is a viable option.
It's not really necessary to do anything as elaborate as in my Rcmdr instructions if the CD is for one's own use: Just install to the CD (copy over installed versions of whatever contributed packages you want to use) and run rgui.exe from it. Regards, John -------------------------------- John Fox Department of Sociology McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4M4 905-525-9140x23604 http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox -------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jari Oksanen > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:42 AM > To: bogdan romocea > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; R-News > Subject: Re: [R] Running R from CD? > > On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 02:41, bogdan romocea wrote: > > Better install and run R from a USB flash drive. This will save you > > the trouble of re-writing the CD as you upgrade and install new > > packages. Also, you can simply copy the R installation on your work > > computer (no install rights needed); R will run. > > > I think there is a niche (= a hole in the wall) for a live > CD: it is cheaper to distribute 20 copies of CD's to your > audience than 20 USB memory sticks. Instructions would be welcome. > > > > From: Hans van Walen <hans_at_vanwalen.com> > > > At work I have no permission to install R. So, would anyone know > > whether it is possible to create a CD with a running R-installation > > for a windows(XP) pc? And of course, how to? > > > Check the file Getting-Started-with-the-Rcmdr.pdf in John > Fox's Rcmdr package. You should be able to reach this package > by launching help.start(), and then browsing its directory in > the help browser window. Go to chapter "7. Some Suggestions > for Instructors" which tells you how to make a live CD of R > in Windows. I haven't tried this, since I don't have Windows, > but I sure will when I got to be an "instructor" in a Windows class. > > cheers, jari oksanen > -- > Jari Oksanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html