Start a docker with correct working directory mounted
docker run -d --name expands -i -t -v xxx:xxx ubuntu:14.04 bash
Install the requirements in the container
docker attach expands
# apt-get update
# apt-get install emacs
# apt-get install r-base
# apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
Installing rJava:
R CMD javareconf
From inside R:
> install.packages('rJava') --> select mirror 139. Surprisingly, not all mirrors worked.
install ape dependency:
apt-get install wget
wget https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/ape/ape_3.2.tar.gz
install.packages('ape_3.2.tar.gz', repos = NULL, type = "source")
finally install expands
install.packages('expands') # --> selected mirror 129