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* [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00002.html|entire environment is oriented around data analysis and visualization.]] | * [[https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20050801152927.88114.qmail@web52406.mail.yahoo.com|entire environment is oriented around data analysis and visualization.]] |
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* [[http://cran.r-project.org|CRAN]] Archive network with over 600 contributed packages. | * [[https://cran.r-project.org|CRAN]] Archive network with many contributed packages. |
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* [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2005/08/msg00002.html|a lot to learn. Lack of good DFSG-compliant documentation.]] | * [[https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20050801152927.88114.qmail@web52406.mail.yahoo.com|A lot to learn. In 2005 there was a lack of good DFSG-compliant documentation]] |
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* R (source package r-base) and several dozen packages from CRAN (run 'apt-cache rdepends r-base-core' to generate a list) are maintained directly in Debian * [[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian |A description]] on how to install R packages from CRAN into users home directory (i.e. without root privileges). * AliothPkgCran and AliothPkgBioc aim to automated creation of several hundred add-on packages from the CRAN and [[http://www.bioconductor.org|BioConductor]] repositories. * [[https://wiki.debian.org/Alioth |Directly on Alioth]] (Join!) |
* R (source package r-base) and several dozen packages from CRAN (run `apt rdepends r-base-core` to generate a list) are maintained directly in Debian by the [[https://salsa.debian.org/r-pkg-team|R packaging team]] * [[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian|A description]] on how to install R packages from CRAN into users home directory (i.e. without root privileges). |
R for DebianScience.
Pros
entire environment is oriented around data analysis and visualization.
- Produces high-quality output in a variety of graphics formats: pdf, ps, eps, png, jpeg, ...
- Includes a real programming language, which turns out to be important for more sophisticated plots.
- Very active user community.
CRAN Archive network with many contributed packages.
Cons
Package maintenance
R (source package r-base) and several dozen packages from CRAN (run apt rdepends r-base-core to generate a list) are maintained directly in Debian by the R packaging team
A description on how to install R packages from CRAN into users home directory (i.e. without root privileges).