installing software

[stephenchoularton]

Hi

I am new to linux and trying to install the R statistical package. I got it down and used rpm but got this:

stephenc@linux:~/Desktop> rpm -i R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586.rpm
warning: R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b9d6523
error: Failed dependencies:
blas is needed by R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586
libgfortran.so.1 is needed by R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586
libtcl8.4.so is needed by R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586
libtk8.4.so is needed by R-base-2.6.1-3.1.i586

Problem is I don't know where to find blas or the others.

Sorry did i say I'm new to this

Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Stephen

[RobinVossen]

Ah, well you do it the old way
It says you need dependencies.
So basicly you need that software before it works.
Looking for all those Packages can be a real pain...

Well I guess you run Suse. well Suse has Yast! and Yast! is a tool that also looks for Dependencys for you. I hope youll get into linux soon
Good luck with it I am happy to answer your Questions.

Cheers,
Robin

[peteh]

If you open your Admin Settings in your menu and go to "Software Management", search for Fortran, tcl and tck and install these through Yast.
Then try your instal of R-base again as you described it in your post. That should work for you.

[stephenchoularton]

Thanks for that, but i don't seem to have the sources for all the software. I don;t have the CD at the moment and I added packman to my installation sources but i cannot find fortran etc on the lists. can someone point me to the correct repositories?

[devils casper]

Check these links:
Link1 and Link2.

[gogalthorp]

Look for gcc-fortran. It is an extension to the gcc compiler