R-help, I'm trying to install the rgdal package under Ubuntu but I get the following warning:
> install.packages("rgdal") Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib") : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.8' which causes the error: > library("rgdal") Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : unable to load shared library '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.8/rgdal/libs/rgdal.so': libgdal.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rgdal' If I try the following: > install.packages("rgdal",configure.args="--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib") Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib") : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/luisridaocruz/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.8' trying URL 'http://cran.ii.uib.no/src/contrib/rgdal_0.6-8.tar.gz' Content type 'ap ..... .... Then the same error occurs and by doing: > install.packages("rgdal",configure.args="--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib",lib="/usr/local/lib") Warning in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib", : 'lib = "/usr/local/lib"' is not writable Error in install.packages("rgdal", configure.args = "--with-gdal-modules=/usr/local/lib", : unable to install packages Can anyone helps? ______________________________________________ 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.