Steps
The following example shows how to install and configure R on a Linux machine.
If <YourServerName> represents the name of your server, these are the steps for building:
["error">root@<YourServerName> Download?]# wget http://cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-2/R-2.6.2.tar.gz
["error">root@<YourServerName> Download?]# tar xzf R-2.6.2.tar.gz
["error">root@<YourServerName> Download?]# cd R-2.6.2
["error">root@<YourServerName> R-2.6.2?]# ./configure
...
["error">root@<YourServerName> R-2.6.2?]# make
...
["error">root@<YourServerName> R-2.6.2?]# make install
...
Additional Notes
- These instructions install R under /usr/local (with the executable installed at /usr/local/bin/R
- Support for the X11 device (including png() and jpeg()) is compiled in R by default.
- In order to use the X11, png and jpeg devices, an Xdisplay must be available. Thus you may still need to Configure the Virtual Frame Buffer on Linux.
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