I recently obtained a laptop computer running Linux Mint 17. I have never previously used a computer that ran Linux (except when submitting R files to a cluster).
I would like to install R on the laptop. The options presented at http://cran.at.r-project.org/
seem to be:
1. debian
2. redhat
3. suse
4. ubuntu
I suspect these are different variations of Linux. Which of these is appropriate for a machine running Linus Mint?
If I click on the terminal icon on my laptop and type:
mark@mark-Vostro-1500 ~ $ lsb_release -irc
I get:
Distributor ID: LinusMint
Release: 17
Codename: qiana
A start-up screen also includes the term: Cinnamon 32-bit
I think from this post:
R doesn't recognize Pandoc Linux Mint
that Linus Mint will run R, but I do not know which of the four options I need. Perhaps any of the four options will work?
Thank you for any advice and sorry for such a basic question.
jms :
Open terminal window and type the following to install:\n\n$ sudo apt-get install r-base\n\n\nProvide your password and confirm the installation with 'y'.\n\nTo start the R: make a work directory, change into it and type 'R':\n\n$ mkdir my_work\n$ cd my_work\n$ R \n",
2014-09-22T11:28:49