On 5/15/09, Judson <judson0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Prasenjit: thanks. Here's what I found. There's only one line in > sources.list that's not Dell-mini specific and it is > > deb http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/ubuntu hardy/ > > If I understand the output and asked correctly -- /etc/apt/preferences > does not exist ("no such file or directory").
Fine. So, there is no apparent reason for r-base-core to be "pinned" at 2.6.2-2. > r-base-core: > Installed: 2.6.2-2 > Candidate: 2.6.2-2 > Version table: > *** 2.6.2-2 0 > 500 http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy/universe Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status As Michael noted, cmu has r-base-core_2.9.0-2hardy0_{i386,amd64}.deb. Do the following: $ sudo apt-get update If you get any signature/security warning, follow the steps under "SECURE APT" as provided here: http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/ubuntu/ Then (again) run: $ sudo apt-get update Finally: $ apt-cache policy r-base-core If the candidate version is correct, do $ sudo apt-get install r-base-core r-base and r-recommended can be ignored for now. If nothing else, then you can brute force the process as Michael described. > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Prasenjit Kapat <kap...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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 >> > -- Prasenjit _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list R-SIG-Debian@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian