Ubuntu
rkward package

libRlapack.so: cannot open

Asked by studentz

Binary package hint: rkward

Thanks for a wonderful GUI of R..Here is my problem: After I upgraded
( I do not remember which packages) the app is not working anymore. I
reinstalled, downgraded the app without any success.

This is the message after launched in a console:

/usr/bin/rkward.bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libRlapack.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
(I looked for the file in my file system and home and it is not present)

Platform

Ubuntu Hardy

rkward_0.4.9-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb 02-May-2008 03:04 870K
rkward_0.5.0b-2_i386.deb 14-Jun-2008 10:05 927K

Thanks

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This question was originally filed as bug #264436.

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

This is not a bug, looks like you have messed up your system by mixing packages from our official repository and those from another repo (CRAN ?).
You should really not have a mixed R system, its the best recipe for this kind of problems, either stick fully to the hardy ones or to the ones from CRAN.

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studentz (studenz) said : 		#2

Even may be you are right, you answer doesn't help at all.
Here is how I solved my problem:
the library is located in
 /usr/lib/R/modules
 but is named lapack.so
next I copy the file in the same folder with the right name
sudo cp lapack.so libRlapack.so
make a link of this file and move to
/usr/lib
 voila it is working
thanks

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studentz (studenz) said : 		#3

Here is also another tread for the same issue.
https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=5247821
I want to call the attention of one comment in the other tread " I only wonder why this keeps happening. It's a bit sad as it throws off people so easily. ". Ubuntu is making Linux easy ( for humans beings) and the lack of synchronization in the packing management between CRAN and Ubuntu repositories could make people quit easily.

R is the backbone of different GUIs ( rkward, JGR, Rcmrd). In my opinion Rkward (kubuntu based app) is competitive with any commercial software in the way that is designed. In addition, If you have knowledge in some computer languages you can take advantage in automation and synchronization with other software (of course open source), making this app the best in the market.

R is a software targeting mainly population in universities. They are very important in Linux spreading and adoption. Learning Linux, R language, STAT, and other subjects in the U is a little bit stressful if you do not have enough time. So why do not make the experience easy and pleasant?

Possible solutions :
[Warning: my ignorance is bigger that my knowledge so forgive me if I'm writing nonsense things)

1- Unified R packages between CRAN and Ubuntu repositories.
2- Warning when you are installing from Ubuntu repositories "You should really not have a mixed R system, either stick fully to the hardy ones or to the ones from CRAN"

Thanks

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#4

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