Hi, i just add /home/lidaof/R/bin and /home/lidaof/R/lib to the end of the PATH variable yet i type R command runs the system installed R 2.4.0...
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Daofeng Li <lid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > actullay i am try to intsall Rpy2 (a python interface for R) later, for > RPy2 requries R 2.7.0 higher > but default intsall RPy2 will search the system installed R 2.4.0 > so i think to replace the system installed R with my R in my home directory > > echo $PATH > > /usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bio/pub/bin:/bio/pub/bin/bin:/bio/pub/bin3:/bio/pub/sw/iprscan:/bio/pub/sw/j2re/bin:/bio/pub/sw/wuBlast/rawWuBlast > > add my home/bin/R to the PATH? and where to set the R_lib? i guess RPy2 > detects the R library files? > > Best Regards! > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Patrick Connolly < > p_conno...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > >> Or you could do what I suggested below. I had assumed you had a >> ~/bin/ directory and knew how to make a symbolic link. If that >> assumption is incorrect, let us know and we can tell you how to do >> it. >> >> As Bill suggests, removing the present old version would be >> preferable, but I can understand you could be in a position of having >> to depend on an unreachable administrator, so that might not be >> possible. >> >> best >> >> Patrick >> >> On Sat, 13-Jun-2009 at 03:43PM +1000, bill.venab...@csiro.au wrote: >> >> |> You need to adjust your PATH environment variable so that the >> /path_of_my_home/R/bin comes ahead of the system R/bin directory. (Or you >> can simply remove the system R/bin and substitute your own R/bin. >> |> >> |> W. >> |> ________________________________________ >> |> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On >> Behalf Of Daofeng Li [lid...@gmail.com] >> |> Sent: 13 June 2009 15:28 >> |> To: Paul Hiemstra >> |> Cc: r-help@r-project.org >> |> Subject: Re: [R] [R-help] how to install own R withour root? >> |> >> |> Hi, >> |> >> |> i had intstalled R in my home directory >> |> and i can run the new install R from /path_of_my_home/R/bin/R >> |> but when i type R, it runs the system installed older R 2.4 >> |> can i just type an R command and it runs my new installed R? >> |> >> |> Thanks! >> |> >> |> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Paul Hiemstra <p.hiems...@geo.uu.nl> >> wrote: >> |> >> |> > Hi, >> |> > >> |> > In addition. You can also install everything just in your home drive. >> Using >> |> > the configure script you can change the installation path of all R >> related >> |> > stuff: >> |> > >> |> > ./configure --prefix=/home/bla/progsandlibs >> |> > >> |> > The binaries end up in ~/progsandlibs/bin, and the libraries in >> |> > ~/progsandlibs/bin. If you use this consistently with all the >> programs you >> |> > install using ./configure and add progsandlibs to you $PATH, you can >> install >> |> > all the software in your home drive with no difference in >> functionality. >> |> > >> |> > cheers, >> |> > Paul >> |> > >> |> > >> |> > Patrick Connolly wrote: >> |> > >> |> >> On Tue, 09-Jun-2009 at 11:50AM +0800, Daofeng Li wrote: >> |> >> >> |> >> |> Dear list members, >> |> >> |> |> i am currently want to install Rpy2 in a linux box which has R >> 2.4.0 >> |> >> |> installed >> |> >> |> RPy requries R 2.7.0 or above >> |> >> |> but i have no root previlleges >> |> >> |> so my question is how to install R 2.7.0 on my own directory? >> |> >> >> |> >> You might as well install R-2.9.0 while you're at it. >> |> >> >> |> >> |> and replace the system installed R 2.4.0 when i input R command >> from >> |> >> the >> |> >> |> bash Shell? >> |> >> >> |> >> You can download the R-2.9.0.tar.gz to a directory you have access >> to. >> |> >> I'll call it ~/Rhome/ >> |> >> >> |> >> uncompress the file with tar xvzf R-2.9.0.tar.gz >> |> >> and then move to the R-2.9.0 subdirectory that will be created. >> |> >> >> |> >> In that directory, you'll find a file called INSTALL which will give >> |> >> you very simple clear directions. Don't try to make a site-wide >> |> >> installation which isn't appropriate in your case. >> |> >> >> |> >> The executable will be at ~/Rhome/R-2.9.0/bin/R >> |> >> >> |> >> Assuming you have a ~/bin directory, I find the simplest thing is to >> |> >> make a link in that directory to the executable. >> |> >> >> |> >> Now the part that might be slightly tricky. If you can't get >> someone >> |> >> with root access to remove the R-2.4.0 installation, it's simple >> |> >> enough to prevent it clashing with your newer version. Make the >> name >> |> >> of the link in ~/bin/ something slightly different from R, such as >> RR >> |> >> or whatever you fancy. You then start R with that name. >> |> >> >> |> >> HTH >> |> >> >> |> >> >> |> >> >> |> >> >> |> >> >> |> > >> |> > >> |> > -- >> |> > Drs. Paul Hiemstra >> |> > Department of Physical Geography >> |> > Faculty of Geosciences >> |> > University of Utrecht >> |> > Heidelberglaan 2 >> |> > P.O. 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