Installing RPostgreSQL on Linux

Question

When I try on linux in R

install.packages('RPostgreSQL')

it fails with unspecified errors:

  Warning message:
  In install.packages("RPostgreSQL") :
     installation of package ‘RPostgreSQL’ had non-zero exit status

I tried to solve problem with:

 sudo apt-get install postgresql-server-dev-8.4 for postgresql version 8.4.

but it doesn't seems to work.

    sudo: apt-get: command not found

I have PostgreSQL 9.1.11 version.

You do *not* need ` postgresql-server-dev-8.4` which is for *server-side development*. You want to build a *client*. Install `libpq-dev`, or the version variant for your server variant. — Dirk Eddelbuettel, Mar 05 '14 at 15:44
If `apt-get` is not yet present you should probably take a step back and start with some basic tutorials to Debian and Ubuntu package management. — Dirk Eddelbuettel, Mar 05 '14 at 15:45

score 32 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '14 at 15:37

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Read the configure log.

You most likely "merely" forgot to read the README and DESCRIPTION and other documentation telling you to do

sudo apt-get install libpq-dev

We develop this on, inter alia, Debian/Ubuntu systems so can be more than sure that it works there.

answered Mar 05 '14 at 15:37

Dirk Eddelbuettel

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thank you for help, but unfortunately this command gives me rezult: sudo: apt-get: command not found – Marta Mar 05 '14 at 15:41
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If apt-get is not yet present you should probably take a step back and start with some basic tutorials to Debian and Ubuntu package management. – Dirk Eddelbuettel Mar 05 '14 at 15:45
As I told you twice already, step back and deal with that. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto – Dirk Eddelbuettel Mar 05 '14 at 15:50
I'm sorry for misleadings. But it seems, that I have another Linux version and this command is not suitable for me. LSB Version: :core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch – Marta Mar 06 '14 at 07:06
Linux version 2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.x86_64 (mockbuild@c6b10.bsys.dev.centos.org) (gcc version 4.4.6 20120305 (Red Hat 4.4.6-4) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Feb 6 03:10:46 UTC 2013 – Marta Mar 06 '14 at 07:14
In which case you will have to learn about the equivalent CentOS command (`yum`) and how to install the PostgreSQL header and library for CentOS. – Dirk Eddelbuettel Mar 06 '14 at 12:15

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