On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 01:14:51PM -0800, Norm Matloff wrote:
> The machine came with Ubuntu 8.04 installed, and I haven't upgraded. I
> recently installed the new version of R, 2.10.0 using apt-get, and the
> installation went fine except for a message which went something like,
> "Inconsistency
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 01:14:51PM -0800, Norm Matloff wrote:
> I have a Dell netbook, fortunately bought when Windows was available
> only as an extra-price option, and fortunately bought when Dell offered
> netbooks without hard drives. (HDs add a bit of weight and drain more
> than a bit of bat
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010, Norm Matloff wrote:
> I have a Dell netbook, fortunately bought when Windows was available
> only as an extra-price option, and fortunately bought when Dell offered
> netbooks without hard drives. (HDs add a bit of weight and drain more
> than a bit of battery power, and are
Norm Matloff wrote:
> I have a Dell netbook, fortunately bought when Windows was available
> only as an extra-price option, and fortunately bought when Dell offered
> netbooks without hard drives. (HDs add a bit of weight and drain more
> than a bit of battery power, and aren't needed for netbooks
I have a Dell netbook, fortunately bought when Windows was available
only as an extra-price option, and fortunately bought when Dell offered
netbooks without hard drives. (HDs add a bit of weight and drain more
than a bit of battery power, and aren't needed for netbooks, in my
view.)
The machine