@stingh

I would suggest using @eddelbuettel r2u project to keep all your R packages fresh in Ubuntu, including {rgdal}. I am using it on the laptop I use for teaching/presentations and works great.

Details at: https://eddelbuettel.github.io/r2u/

After you've set up your system, it is just a quick:

$ sudo apt install r-cran-rgdal

@jmcastagnetto @stingh

Thanks for the endorsement!

And thanks to the 'magic' of `bspm` you can do the same from #Rstats which may be an easier transition for those new to `apt`:

Rscript -e 'install.packages("rgdal")'

will also take care of `rgdal`, all its R dependencies *and* all their system dependencies. All as binaries. Automagically.

#r2u: Fast. Easy. Reliable. Pick all three.