This worked. Thanks On 8/29/26 10:01, Robert Dorazio wrote: > Naresh, > > The instructions given at https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ > for installing R on Ubuntu work well. > > However, for installing R packages I recommend the following approach. > > 1. Download the shell script for your version of Ubuntu (e.g., > add_cranapt_resolute.sh for Ubuntu 26.04) from > the r2u website: https://github.com/eddelbuettel/r2u > > 2. Run the shell script from the terminal as follows: > sudo su > bash add_cranapt_resolute.sh > exit > > Then you have two options for installing R packages from the fast, > well-connected mirror r2u.stat.illinois.edu > <https://r2u.stat.illinois.edu/> > > As an example, you can install the R package "sp" using either of the > following options: > > 1. From the terminal: sudo apt install r-cran-sp > > 2. From R: install.packages("sp") > > A big advantage of using r2u is that all dependencies of each package > are downloaded properly. > > Robert Dorazio > > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at 5:50 AM Naresh Gurbuxani > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I followed these instructions to install R on my new Ubuntu desktop. > > https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/ > > > To install additional packages, I am following these instructions: > > https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/fullREADME.html > > > For Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute Racoon), /etc/apt/sources.list is > deprecated. It seems I need to create a file in > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. I started a file "r-package.sources" > and need > entries for the last two fields. My file: > > ## R package repository > Types: deb > URIs: https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu > Suites: resolute-cran40 > Components: > Signed-By: > > It will also benefit other users if you can update the > instructions in > fullREADME.html > > > Thanks, > > Naresh > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > <https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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