Hi Roger, I dunno what exactly might be the source of that mistake but I would strongly recommend to install R while you are online. Often other packages must be installed for dependencies.
(And then I recommend using the smart package manager ( http://labix.org/smart ) which is a great tool and handling dependencies better.) You could use rpm at the command line level. open a shell, type su and give your password, change to the folder where the rpm is downloaded to, type rpm -ivh R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm will try to install and give you information on whats missing... Stefan Grosse roger bos schrieb: > I am looking for help install the x86_64 R Binary onto my FC5 machine. At > the risk of subjecting myself to tons of criticism, I must confess that I > don't know anything about Linux and I have never compiled R from source. > Therefore, I choose FC5 because I see that a 64-bit binary is already > available. > > Here is what I tried: I installed FC5 with all options (productivity, > software development, and web server). FC5 boots up fine. I downloaded all > the R binary files in that FC5 directory to my USB drive and copied > them onto my linux machine (where I don't yet have internet access). I > created a folder in my rbos's Home directory and copied the files there. I > clicked on the R-2.3.1-1.fc5.x86_64.rpm and right-clicked to choose 'open > with "install software"' It asked me for my root password. I put in the > same root password I choose when I installed FC5. I get a "installing > packages" screen that shows the R filename and I click Apply. It then give > me an Error: "Unable to retrieve software information". > > Can anyone tell me what steps I am missing? The R install guide states that > binary installs are platform specific so it only considers building from the > sources. I look forward to learning a lot about Linux and using more than > just the GUI, but to get started, I just want to learn how to install a > binary of R. > > Thanks so much, > > Roger > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.