Using RSPM with Linux Mint 20.3

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I am trying configure RSPM with Linux Mint 20.3 which is a focal-based Ubuntu distribution.

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It looks like that RSPM is not able to redirect to the proper version of the binaries and decides to install packages from sources (RStudio Package Manager: Admin Guide, section 18.3.3).

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Are there any ways to bypass this? I know I can force it by using this URL https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/cran/__linux__/focal/latest, but I'd rather like to use https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/all/latest if possible.

Cheers,
Phil

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Hi Phil,

Great question! We have instructions on configuring the user-agent header in the documentation here.

Please note that Linux Mint isn't an officially supported distribution, but as you said, it is a focal-based Ubuntu distribution, so it should work just fine. However, we'd like to hear about any ABI complications if you do run into them.

I hope you're enjoying RStudio Package Manager and these binaries speed up your workflow :slight_smile:

Cheers,
Tyler

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Hi Taylor and thank you for your answer. Indeed, I really like RSPM, works like a charm. I will try to manually set up the use-agent header and see if I can get it working with https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/all/latest

All the bests,
Phil