Hi Dan, thanks for the reply. Yes, I have read everything there, but it didn't help. I've written to the Ubuntu forums as well, from where I was told to type first:
> gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv D67FC6EAE2A11821 > gpg --export --armor D67FC6EAE2A11821 | sudo apt-key add - before > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install r-base and it worked. Best, Maria On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) <nord...@dshs.wa.gov> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On >> Behalf Of Maria I. Tchalakova >> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 2:37 AM >> To: R-help Forum >> Subject: [R] Installing R on Ubuntu 8.10 >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to install R on Ubuntu 8.10. I have added this line: >> >> deb http://cran.at.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu intrepid/ >> >> in my /etc/apt/sources.list file. However when I "Reload", I get the >> following error message: >> W: GPG error: http://cran.at.r-project.org intrepid/ Release: The >> following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is >> not available: NO_PUBKEY D67FC6EAE2A11821 >> >> I have tried different mirror sites, but the result is the same. There >> is nothing written about public keys on the download page: >> http://cran.at.r-project.org/ >> >> Then, I have tried (after I added the line to the >> /etc/apt/sources/list file) not pressing "Reload", but "Close", and I >> have written in the console: >> sudo apt-get update >> >> but I received similar message again: >> .... >> Reading package lists... Done >> W: GPG error: http://cran.rakanu.com intrepid/ Release: The following >> signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not >> available: NO_PUBKEY D67FC6EAE2A11821 >> W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems >> >> Do you know what the problem is, and what should I do? Thanks in advance. >> >> Maria >> > > Maria, > > Go to the CRAN website (or your preferred mirror), select Linux under the > download and install section, then select Ubuntu, and read what it says about > installation. > > http://cran.r-project.org/ > > Hope this is helpful, > > Dan > > Daniel J. Nordlund > Washington State Department of Social and Health Services > Planning, Performance, and Accountability > Research and Data Analysis Division > Olympia, WA 98504-5204 > > > ______________________________________________ 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.
