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From: t|m@t@y|or @end|ng |rom h|ddene|eph@nt@@co@uk (Tim Taylor)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:38:37 +0000
Subject: [Rd] binary R packages for GNU/Linux
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On Tue, 11 Feb 2025, at 8:07 AM, I?aki Ucar wrote:
> On 10 February 2025 at 23:19, Jeroen Ooms wrote:
>> some people prefer installing binaries via apt rather than
>> install.packages(), which is all fine, but methods both have pros and
>> cons.
>
> Some people prefer having all their binaries *managed* by apt/dnf, but
> still using install.packages() to trigger that work. I count myself
> there, and that's what I built.

Ditto. It really is automagical!

FWIW - I think this integration with the distributions is key to a painless experience. Perhaps a better question is to ask Dirk, I?aki et al. what their pain points are and whether they need any additional assistance? E.g. I'm aware of discussions around System Requirements that could help:

https://bugs.r-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18586

Tim



[Rd] binary R packages for GNU/Linux
Tim Taylor