[rkward-users] Problems installing the latest version of RKWARD

[robertssf at franciscans.org.uk]

Hi,

I would be very grateful, if somebody could help me with this problem.

I would like to install RKWARD in the latest version on my computer 
(Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), as Ubuntu only offers RKWARD 0.5.7. So I followed 
the instructions on the website in the Terminal.

I've added this to my sources list
# the latest source packages for all debian distributions
deb-src http://rkward.sourceforge.net/debian ./

# update package cache
sudo apt-get update
# fetch build dependencies
sudo apt-get build-dep rkward
# fetch and build sources
apt-get source -b rkward

I've done everything up to this point. However when I went on to

# finally, install the resulting package
# its name should look something like "rkward_[VERSION]_[ARCH].deb", 
e.g.:
sudo dpkg -i rkward_0.6.1-1_amd64.deb

the Terminal said: Error, no such file or directory.

Then I tried to install the programme via PPA. As I had already 
installed R from the CRAN website, I've added 
ppa:rkward-devel/rkward-stable-cran  to my sources.list went to

sudo apt-get update

and finally

sudo apt-get install software rkward.

The feedback from the Terminal was "Unable to locate package software".

Finally, I installed the version of RKWARD that Ubuntu offers in its 
Software Centre and tried to upgrade it. I've added 
ppa:rkward-devel/rkward-stable to my PPA's, updated and typed

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

into the Terminal.

When I've started RKWARD afterwards, the programme informed me

"There was a problem starting the R backend. The following error(s) 
occurred:
- The 'rkward' R-library either could not be loaded at all, or not in 
the correct version. This may lead to all sorts of errors, from single 
missing features to complete failure to function. The most likely cause 
is that the last installation did not place all files in the correct 
place. However, in some cases, left-overs from a previous installation 
that was not cleanly removed may be the cause.
You should quit RKWard, now, and fix your installation. For help with 
that, see http://p.sf.net/rkward/compiling.
-There was a problem setting up the communication with R. Most likely 
this indicates a broken installation.

Is there any way for me to upgrade to the latest version of RKWARD? I 
would really appreciate your help. Thank you very much, Robert.
You should quit RKWard, now, and fix your installation. For help with 
that, see http://p.sf.net/rkward/compiling.
-An unspecified error occurred that is not yet handled by RKWard. Likely 
RKWard will not function properly. Please check your setup. "