I am trying to install Rcmdr on my ubuntu machine, but keep getting the following error messages:
ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ ERROR: failed to lock directory ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’ Any help at solving this problem would greatly be appreciated. -Michael -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/Error-message-when-trying-to-install-Rcmdr-tp2013985p2013985.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ 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.