Issue
If I run this
sudo apt-get install r-base
R 3.4 is installed from the ubuntu repo. So I added the CRAN repositories by doing
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu eoan-cran35/'
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9
sudo apt update
sudo apt install r-base
but then I get
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
r-base: Depends: r-base-core (> = 3.6.3-1eoan) but 3.4.4-1ubuntu1 is going to be installed
Depends: r-recommended (= 3.6.3-1eoan) but 3.4.4-1ubuntu1 is going to be installed
E: Problems cannot be corrected, you have retained broken packages.
I swear I tried every line of code from every forum I found but nothing solved this issue. I tried:
sudo apt update && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt install --fix-broken
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
sudo apt full-upgrade
I also tried disabling ubuntu repos and use only the CRAN repositories, but it doesnt work. I tried installing r-base 3.4 and upgrading from that but nothing.
I really don't know what else to do, any ideas?
Solution
It depend of the version of Linux Mint you are running, but based on your code, you are trying to install r-base for Ubuntu 19.10 eoan (which is not a LTS).
The last version of Linux Mint 19.3 is based on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic, so you should edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and add
deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu bionic-cran35/
Then:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install r-base-dev
All informations from cran are here: https://cran.r-project.org/
For Linux Mint, check this page (https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_tricia_xfce_whatsnew.php):
> Linux Mint 19.3 features Xfce 4.14, a Linux kernel 5.0 and an Ubuntu 18.04 package base.
Answered By - dc37 Answer Checked By - Senaida (WPSolving Volunteer)