Problems installing R on Linux CentOS 6.3

Question

When installing R on Linux CentOS 6.3 I get the following:

Error: Package: R-core-3.0.1-2.el6.x86_64 (epel)
           Requires: libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2)(64bit         


        

Answer 1

If this is a Windows Azure CentOS 6.3 instance, you may have to run:

sudo yum --disableexcludes=main install kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.openlogic.x86_64

See:

• Openlogic Centos 6.3 image: no kernel-headers
• Azure VM (OpenLogic CentOS 6.3): no kernel-headers

Answer 2

Hi You can install the missing packages by downloading rpm and install using rpm command

libjpeg.so.62 and kernel-headers

To install .rpm package use the following steps

rpm -iv package.rpm

Try

yum install R

After that. :)