R package installation in Linux

Question

I am trying to install a R package in Ubuntu using the following commands:

R CMD INSTALL rpart_4.1-5.tar.gz
install.packages(\"/home/rpart_4.1-5.tar.gz\", repos          


        

Answer 1

Your system doesn't have make utility for compilation.

Please execute following command to install make in your system.

 sudo apt-get install build-essential

Answer 2

If you just do

 sudo apt-get install r-base-dev

you all the key dependencies relevant for R package building which is what you want here. This includes the compiler, make etc as part of built-essential as well as specific libraries needed by R. There is a reason we created this package :)

If your machine does not have permanent internet access, look for previously-asked questions about "apt-get without internet access" etc.