Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Jeff Newmiller]

There is a manual for compiling and installing R. There is also a mailing list 
(described in the Posting Guide) called R-devel where topics like compiling R 
are actually on topic, unlike here. If you have to cross-compile then you 
probably have a bit more work ahead of you than most users would have, so be 
prepared to roll up your sleeves and get familiar with the innards of R so you 
can decide exactly which features you need. I have not heard of anyone rolling 
R into an embedded system, but this list would not be the place to hear about 
it so that probably doesn't mean much.
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On October 7, 2015 3:45:45 PM PDT, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  
wrote:
>Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat
>linux box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before
>trying
>R on the embedded box.
>
>My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
>customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without
>GUI
>support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly
>30GB
>RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an
>issue to
>run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
>customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight
>shell
>etc.
>
>Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or
>i
>can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is
>no
>apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.
>
>
>Regards
>Sasi
>
>On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon
>
>wrote:
>
>> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
>> applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
>> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
>>
>> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:
>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
>>
>> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
>> particularly complicated.
>>
>> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
>> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
>>
>> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
>> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
>> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
>> for RHEL, for instance.)
>>
>> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
>> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
>> I don't know what your requirements are.
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
>
>> wrote:
>> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat
>Enterprise
>> > Linux Server release 6.2".
>> >
>> > Also, couple of clarifications,
>> >
>> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux
>kernel
>> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279,
>do you
>> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
>> >
>> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers
>and
>> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the 
>system
>> also?
>> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
>> >
>> > Thanks again Mike.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Sasi
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon <
>> jmhannon.ucda...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
>> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
>> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a
>recent
>> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
>> >>
>> >> -- Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
>> >> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package
>under my
>> >> > tmp
>> >> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created
>with
>> >> > binaries
>> >> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
>> >> >
>> >> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript
>(/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt)
>> >> > reports
>> >> > the below error,
>> >> >
>> >> > ./usr/bin/R
>> >> > 

Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Sasikumar Kandhasamy]

Sure Jeff, thanks a lot for the references. Will explore more and will also
try to contact R-devel list for further help on cross compile. Thanks again
to all for the quick responses.

Thanks & Regards
Sasi

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Jeff Newmiller 
wrote:

> There is a manual for compiling and installing R. There is also a mailing
> list (described in the Posting Guide) called R-devel where topics like
> compiling R are actually on topic, unlike here. If you have to
> cross-compile then you probably have a bit more work ahead of you than most
> users would have, so be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get familiar
> with the innards of R so you can decide exactly which features you need. I
> have not heard of anyone rolling R into an embedded system, but this list
> would not be the place to hear about it so that probably doesn't mean much.
> ---
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> ---
> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>
> On October 7, 2015 3:45:45 PM PDT, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
> wrote:
> >Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat
> >linux box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before
> >trying
> >R on the embedded box.
> >
> >My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
> >customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without
> >GUI
> >support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly
> >30GB
> >RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an
> >issue to
> >run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
> >customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight
> >shell
> >etc.
> >
> >Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or
> >i
> >can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is
> >no
> >apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Sasi
> >
> >On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon
> >
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
> >> applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
> >> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
> >>
> >> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
> >>
> >> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
> >> particularly complicated.
> >>
> >> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
> >> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
> >>
> >> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
> >> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
> >> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
> >> for RHEL, for instance.)
> >>
> >> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
> >> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
> >> I don't know what your requirements are.
> >>
> >> -- Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat
> >Enterprise
> >> > Linux Server release 6.2".
> >> >
> >> > Also, couple of clarifications,
> >> >
> >> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux
> >kernel
> >> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279,
> >do you
> >> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
> >> >
> >> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers
> >and
> >> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the
> >system
> >> also?
> >> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again Mike.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Sasi
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon <
> >> jmhannon.ucda...@gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
> >> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
> >> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a
> >recent
> >> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
> >> >>
> >> >> -- Mike
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
> >

Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Sasikumar Kandhasamy]

Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Server release 6.2".

Also, couple of clarifications,

1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux kernel
version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279, do you
have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?

2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers and
switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the  system also?
Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?

Thanks again Mike.

Regards
Sasi

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon 
wrote:

> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
>
> -- Mike
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my tmp
> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with
> binaries
> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
> >
> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt) reports
> > the below error,
> >
> > ./usr/bin/R
> >  ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
> > /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
> > ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
> >
> > How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried setting
> > the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.
> >
> > The Linux version i am using is  2.6.32. Please help me with the steps to
> > install the R correctly. Thanks.
> >
> > Regards
> > Sasi
> >
> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >
> > __
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> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
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> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>

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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Michael Hannon]

Hi, Sasi.  Yes, I think that getting familiar with R in a "friendly"
context before dealing with your embedded system is a good idea.  Note
that the non-GUI part of R is more or less identical across platforms.
Hence, you could experiment with it on a Macbook, a Surface tablet,
etc., etc., if you're just seeking to get established in R.

The hardware configuration of your embedded system seems reasonable,
but again, I don't know what your run-time requirements will be.  Note
in particular that R likes to have objects resident in memory, so if
you're trying to process a 40GB data file on your embedded system,
you're probably out of luck.

I would certainly start by trying to install the Debian package for R.
Even if you don't have apt-get, I would think you'd at least have the
"dpkg" utility:

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html

If so, you could use that to install R (provided you have managed to
download the appropriate <*.deb> package for R).



On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  wrote:
> Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat linux
> box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before trying R on
> the embedded box.
>
> My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
> customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without GUI
> support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly 30GB
> RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an issue to
> run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
> customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight shell
> etc.
>
> Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or i
> can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is no
> apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.
>
>
> Regards
> Sasi
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon 
> wrote:
>>
>> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
>> applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
>> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
>>
>> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:
>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
>>
>> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
>> particularly complicated.
>>
>> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
>> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
>>
>> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
>> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
>> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
>> for RHEL, for instance.)
>>
>> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
>> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
>> I don't know what your requirements are.
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
>> wrote:
>> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
>> > Linux Server release 6.2".
>> >
>> > Also, couple of clarifications,
>> >
>> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux kernel
>> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279, do you
>> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
>> >
>> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers and
>> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the  system
>> > also?
>> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
>> >
>> > Thanks again Mike.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Sasi
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon
>> > 
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
>> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
>> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
>> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
>> >>
>> >> -- Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
>> >> 
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
>> >> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my
>> >> > tmp
>> >> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with
>> >> > binaries
>> >> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
>> >> >
>> >> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt)
>> >> > reports
>> >> > the below error,
>> >> >
>> >> > ./usr/bin/R
>> >> >  ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
>> >> > /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
>> >> > ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
>> >> >
>> >> > How to 

Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Michael Hannon]

I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
linux boxes without having to reinstall R.

There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:

https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README

Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
particularly complicated.

It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
you prefer to do that, have a look at:

https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html

Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
(It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
for RHEL, for instance.)

I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
I don't know what your requirements are.

-- Mike


On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  wrote:
> Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
> Linux Server release 6.2".
>
> Also, couple of clarifications,
>
> 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux kernel
> version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279, do you
> have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
>
> 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers and
> switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the  system also?
> Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
>
> Thanks again Mike.
>
> Regards
> Sasi
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon 
> wrote:
>>
>> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
>> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
>> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
>> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
>> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my
>> > tmp
>> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with
>> > binaries
>> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
>> >
>> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt)
>> > reports
>> > the below error,
>> >
>> > ./usr/bin/R
>> >  ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
>> > /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
>> > ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
>> >
>> > How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried setting
>> > the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.
>> >
>> > The Linux version i am using is  2.6.32. Please help me with the steps
>> > to
>> > install the R correctly. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Sasi
>> >
>> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>> >
>> > __
>> > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
>> > 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.
>
>

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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Sasikumar Kandhasamy]

Thanks a lot Mike & others for the valuable input. I was wrong on debian
linux on the embedded box, it is monta vista embedded linux.

I hope, there is no R core package available for monta vista distribution
and i may need to cross compile from R source. Please correct me if i am
wrong.

Thanks & Regards
Sasi

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Michael Hannon 
wrote:

> Hi, Sasi.  Yes, I think that getting familiar with R in a "friendly"
> context before dealing with your embedded system is a good idea.  Note
> that the non-GUI part of R is more or less identical across platforms.
> Hence, you could experiment with it on a Macbook, a Surface tablet,
> etc., etc., if you're just seeking to get established in R.
>
> The hardware configuration of your embedded system seems reasonable,
> but again, I don't know what your run-time requirements will be.  Note
> in particular that R likes to have objects resident in memory, so if
> you're trying to process a 40GB data file on your embedded system,
> you're probably out of luck.
>
> I would certainly start by trying to install the Debian package for R.
> Even if you don't have apt-get, I would think you'd at least have the
> "dpkg" utility:
>
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html
>
> If so, you could use that to install R (provided you have managed to
> download the appropriate <*.deb> package for R).
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
> wrote:
> > Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat
> linux
> > box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before trying R on
> > the embedded box.
> >
> > My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
> > customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without GUI
> > support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly 30GB
> > RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an issue
> to
> > run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
> > customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight
> shell
> > etc.
> >
> > Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or i
> > can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is
> no
> > apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Sasi
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon <
> jmhannon.ucda...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
> >> applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
> >> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
> >>
> >> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
> >>
> >> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
> >> particularly complicated.
> >>
> >> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
> >> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
> >>
> >> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
> >>
> >> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
> >> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
> >> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
> >> for RHEL, for instance.)
> >>
> >> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
> >> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
> >> I don't know what your requirements are.
> >>
> >> -- Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat
> Enterprise
> >> > Linux Server release 6.2".
> >> >
> >> > Also, couple of clarifications,
> >> >
> >> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux
> kernel
> >> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279, do
> you
> >> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
> >> >
> >> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers and
> >> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the  system
> >> > also?
> >> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again Mike.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Sasi
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon
> >> > 
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
> >> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
> >> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
> >> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
> >> >>
> >> >> -- Mike
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy
> >> >> 
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I 

Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Sasikumar Kandhasamy]

Thanks Mike. From source, i am able to compile and use R in my red hat
linux box. I was trying to get hands on using R in linux box before trying
R on the embedded box.

My requirement is to run R (R scripts) on my embedded box which has
customized debian linux (kernel version 2.6.32) in batch mode without GUI
support. The embedded box have multi-core MIPS processor with nearly 30GB
RAM. I hope hardware resources on the embedded box shouldn't be an issue to
run R (correct me if i am wrong), but linux version running here is an
customized one with limited supporting services such as light weight shell
etc.

Given this, do i need to cross compile R package for my embedded box or i
can directly install the debian MIPS version of R package. But there is no
apt-get or other installer in the embedded box.


Regards
Sasi

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Michael Hannon 
wrote:

> I don't think kernel compatibility is a significant issue for most
> applications.  I can say for certain that I update the kernels on my
> linux boxes without having to reinstall R.
>
> There *are* R packages for RHEL and friends.  Have a look at:
>
> https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/redhat/README
>
> Note that there's a bit of fiddling required, but I don't think it's
> particularly complicated.
>
> It's usually not particularly difficult to install R from source.  If
> you prefer to do that, have a look at:
>
> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html
>
> Also, you don't specify your requirements, but don't overlook the
> possibility of installing a virtual machine on your RHEL server.
> (It's somewhat easier to get an R package for Fedora or Ubuntu than
> for RHEL, for instance.)
>
> I don't know the answer to your question about embedded systems.  I
> would think R would not be a great choice for an embedded system, but
> I don't know what your requirements are.
>
> -- Mike
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
> wrote:
> > Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
> > Linux Server release 6.2".
> >
> > Also, couple of clarifications,
> >
> > 1. Do we have a R package compatibility matrix against the Linux kernel
> > version? Or for the Red Hat Linux with kernel version 2.6.32-279, do you
> > have any suggestion/recommendation on R package to be used?
> >
> > 2. If we need to use Rscripts in embedded systems such as routers and
> > switches, do we need to install the complete R package in the  system
> also?
> > Or just libR.so and Rscript should be ok?
> >
> > Thanks again Mike.
> >
> > Regards
> > Sasi
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Michael Hannon <
> jmhannon.ucda...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
> >> system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
> >> You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
> >> one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?
> >>
> >> -- Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
> >> > r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my
> >> > tmp
> >> > directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with
> >> > binaries
> >> > R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
> >> >
> >> > Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt)
> >> > reports
> >> > the below error,
> >> >
> >> > ./usr/bin/R
> >> >  ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
> >> > /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
> >> > ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
> >> >
> >> > How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried
> setting
> >> > the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.
> >> >
> >> > The Linux version i am using is  2.6.32. Please help me with the steps
> >> > to
> >> > install the R correctly. Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> > Sasi
> >> >
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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[peter dalgaard]

On 07 Oct 2015, at 13:05 , Jeroen Ooms  wrote:

>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  
>> wrote:
>>> Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
>>> Linux Server release 6.2".
> 
> On RHEL and CentOS the easiest and most reliable way to get R and R
> packages is via EPEL. Simply add the EPEL repositories and from there
> on you can install R and R packages as you would do on Fedora.
> 

Pretty much no Linux distribution expects you to install anything by "unzipping 
compiled code". They generally have a packaging format like .rpm or .deb, and 
even then you can't mix them freely between different distributions -- SUSE 
.rpm are usually not interchangeable with RedHat and vice versa. You generally 
access them from curated package repositories using tools like yum or apt-get. 
One exception may be Slackware. At any rate, whereever you got your zipfile 
from, it is most likely wrong for RHEL.


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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Jeroen Ooms]

> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  
> wrote:
>> Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
>> Linux Server release 6.2".

On RHEL and CentOS the easiest and most reliable way to get R and R
packages is via EPEL. Simply add the EPEL repositories and from there
on you can install R and R packages as you would do on Fedora.

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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[stephen sefick]

I couldn't tell from the OP's message what distribution they have
installed. If it is redhat (or a derivative), the extra packages for
enterprise linux (epel) has up-to-date R packages to install with yum. I
have had some minor issues with installing A FEW (mostly GIS related)
packages that were easily solved with google and careful reading of the
error messages.
HTH,

Stephen

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 6:32 AM, peter dalgaard  wrote:

>
> On 07 Oct 2015, at 13:05 , Jeroen Ooms  wrote:
>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy 
> wrote:
> >>> Thanks a lot Mike. The Linux distribution we use is "Red Hat Enterprise
> >>> Linux Server release 6.2".
> >
> > On RHEL and CentOS the easiest and most reliable way to get R and R
> > packages is via EPEL. Simply add the EPEL repositories and from there
> > on you can install R and R packages as you would do on Fedora.
> >
>
> Pretty much no Linux distribution expects you to install anything by
> "unzipping compiled code". They generally have a packaging format like .rpm
> or .deb, and even then you can't mix them freely between different
> distributions -- SUSE .rpm are usually not interchangeable with RedHat and
> vice versa. You generally access them from curated package repositories
> using tools like yum or apt-get. One exception may be Slackware. At any
> rate, whereever you got your zipfile from, it is most likely wrong for RHEL.
>
>
> --
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> Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School
> Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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[R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Sasikumar Kandhasamy]

Hi,

I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my tmp
directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with binaries
R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.

Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt) reports
the below error,

./usr/bin/R
 ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
/usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found

How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried setting
the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.

The Linux version i am using is  2.6.32. Please help me with the steps to
install the R correctly. Thanks.

Regards
Sasi

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Re: [R] Installing pre-compiled R in Linux

[Michael Hannon]

It's very likely that there is already an R package for your linux
system, and, if so, you'd probably be well-served to use that one.
You've given us the version of the kernel you're using (not a recent
one, BTW), but what linux distribution are you using?

-- Mike


On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Sasikumar Kandhasamy  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have downloaded the pre-compiled version of R package:
> r-base-core(3.2.2-1) for i386 platform. Unzipped the package under my tmp
> directory (/tmp). The directories "et"c and "usr" got created with binaries
> R and Rscript under /tmp/usr/bin/.
>
> Executing the R (/tmp/usr/bin/R) or Rscript (/tmp/usr/bin/Rscipt) reports
> the below error,
>
> ./usr/bin/R
>  ./usr/bin/R: line 238:
> /usr/lib/R/etc/ldpaths: No such file or directory
> ERROR: R_HOME ('/usr/lib/R') not found
>
> How to reconfigure the R environment variables? Because, i tried setting
> the R_HOME directory to "/tmp/usr/lib/R" but still not working.
>
> The Linux version i am using is  2.6.32. Please help me with the steps to
> install the R correctly. Thanks.
>
> Regards
> Sasi
>
> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
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