Fedora does have the latest (both Fedora 18/19) R in the repos. (They are pretty good about this).
To install R, try: sudo yum install R-core That will do it. To update, rather than install: try sudo yum update R-core HTH, Ranjan On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 20:22:13 -0700 Peter Langfelder <peter.langfel...@gmail.com> wrote: > You have several options. You can use theF18 package manager to > install R directly from a Fedora software repository but the R may be > slightly out of date (IIRC Fedora 19 provides R-3.0.0; not sure about > F18). > > Or, on your CRAN mirror page, ignore the "Download and install R" > section and go straight to "Source code for all platforms". There you > can choose R-3.0.1.tar.gz or (my personal preference) go to "Daily > snapshots of current patched and development versions". There choose > the link R-patched.tar.gz (without a date; it is a link to the newest > patched release). > > Once you downloaded the tar.gz bundle, proceed as described in the manual. > > HTH, > > Peter > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Spencer Graves > <spencer.gra...@structuremonitoring.com> wrote: > > Hello: > > > > > > I'm trying to install R under Fedora 18 Linux, and I'm confused. The > > "R Installation and Administration" manual, sec. 1.1, says, "The simplest > > way is to download the most recent R-x.y.z.tar.gz file". However, I don't > > know how to get that. My favorite CRAN mirror offers a "Precombiled binary" > > via "Download R for Linux". That takes me to an index with options debian, > > redhat, suse, and ubuntu. Redhat gives me an index with options el4, el5, > > fedora10, and fedora11. I don't think I want any of those. > > > > > > Suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Spencer > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org 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@r-project.org 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. > -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org 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.
