Install R in Ubuntu Linux

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Note: The easiest and quickest way to install R on any Ubuntu Linux distribution is to follow similar instructions for installing R on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus), https://www.tssfl.com/install-r-in-ubuntu-4403 replacing xenial with: trusty, lucid, etc., depending on your release, otherwise, continue by following the instructions bellow.

By the time you make installation, R may not be the latest version, so to obtain the latest R packages, add an entry

deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu utopic/

or

deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/

or

deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu precise/

or

deb http://<my.favorite.cran.mirror>/bin/linux/ubuntu lucid/

or

else

depending on your distribution in your /etc/apt/sources.list file, replacing <my.favorite.cran.mirror> by the actual URL of your favorite CRAN mirror.

Now, install the complete R by typing the following in the command line:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install r-base

To install R packages such as "deSolve", code

$R
>install.packages("package name")

Choose CRAN and then click ok. You can however install R via Ubuntu Software Center.