Installing R on Linux: configure: WARNING: you cannot build PDF versions of the R manuals

Question

While configuring R on Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 (jessie) I am getting the warning above. Any ideas which package should be installed to solve the issue and have the manuals build as PDF?

Answer 1

A possible solution is to install LaTeX:

sudo apt-get install texlive

This enables production of PDF but leaves a warning on missing sty files open:

configure: WARNING: neither inconsolata.sty nor zi4.sty found: PDF vignettes and package manuals will not be rendered optimally

To solve the issue, install the extra fonts package to texlive

sudo apt-get install texlive-fonts-extra

Answer 2

On Fedora:

sudo dnf install texlive-inconsolata

This will install the inconsolata font, which is the font that R uses for the manual. See Rd.sty.