RStudio wont open on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia

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RStudio wont open on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia

Post by mladen »

Hi,

I hope someone could help me with this, I am a Linux newbie...

I have installed R and RStudio few months back, all went sooth. Sometime couple months back RStudio stopped working. I can run R from command line.
I have tried running some commands that I found in answers on similar questions here on the forum, but no luck.
I have red that this might be helpful:

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System:    Host: rfealy-RHEV-Hypervisor Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7  Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
           deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
           Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
           deb http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ xenial partner
r-base:
  Installed: 3.4.4-1trusty0
  Candidate: 3.4.4-1trusty0
  Version table:
 *** 3.4.4-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.4.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.2-2trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.2-1trusty1 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.1-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.0-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.5-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.4-revised-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.4-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-6trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages
     3.2.3-3trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-3trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.0-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.0-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.3-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
r-base-dev:
  Installed: 3.4.4-1trusty0
  Candidate: 3.4.4-1trusty0
  Version table:
 *** 3.4.4-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.4.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.2-2trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.2-1trusty1 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.1-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.4.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.0-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.3.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.5-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.4-revised-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.4-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-6trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages
     3.2.3-3trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.3-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-3trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-2trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.0-4trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.2.0-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.3-1trusty 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.2-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.1-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
     3.1.0-1trusty0 500
        500 http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/linux/ubuntu trusty/ Packages
Thanks in advance.
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Re: RStudio wont open on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia

Post by jimallyn »

The first thing I noticed is that you are running Mint 18.3, which is based on Ubuntu xenial, but you have repos for Ubuntu Trusty (Mint 17) installed. Have the Trusty versions been confirmed to work with xenial-based Mint 18?
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