On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Judson <judson0...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't mind using sudo apt-get update/upgrade/install buit I get into > crazy loops (hours) that clearly can't be trusted. But when I use > Synaptic (reload/mark for install R-base) every time I get some list > of things things it want to install as well and syas "Mark" which it > does not do and when I go forward with the Synaptic install of R-base > I get this (and abort) every time: > > r-base: > Depends: r-base-core (>=2.9.0-2hardy0) but 2.6.2-2 is to be installed > Depends: r-recommended but it is not going to be installed > > I cannot get a pre-install of either of these. I got greedy a week > ago and tried to install R_2.9.0 over my R_2.6.2-2 and now I have > nothing. I have a Dell-Mini Ubuntu 8.04 for 15 days. I don't get it. > Any ideas? I'm embarrassed to say this is my second trip through on > R (to this forum). Thanks.
This should rarely happen. Can you copy paste only the lines that start with "deb " from /etc/apt/sources.list and any other relevant /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list files. Also provide /etc/apt/preferences, if it exists. While you are at it, what does the following show: $ apt-cache policy r-base r-base-core r-recommended -- Prasenjit _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list R-SIG-Debian@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
