How to install R 3.1.2 on Linux Mint 17.1

Question

I have installed the latest version of Linux Mint (17.1) in my computer. I installed R version 3.0.2. However, when I try to install the package xslsx, or dplyr, the system

Answer 1

I can't figure out how to install properly from the tar.gz file linked from the main R page. I download it, I run ./configure make, and it installs to my Downloads folder. Couldn't figure out how to install it properly elsewhere (must be easy, but I'm green on these things -- advice appreciated), and RStudio, e.g., doesn't know to look in my Downloads folder for the current version (also probably not the most robust approach).

Instead, I was able to grab the last r-base-dev .deb file from trusty here/xenial here, which handles installation automatically.

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R versions 3.5+ have changed directories:

• trusty
• xenial