Install Shiny Server (& R) on Ubuntu 12 64bit
64 bit only
in: /etc/apt/sources.list
add: deb http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/linux/ubuntu precise/
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E084DAB9
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install r-base
sudo su - \
-c "R -e "install.packages('shiny', repos='http://cran.rstudio.com/')""
sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
wget http://download3.rstudio.org/ubuntu-12.04/x86_64/shiny-server-1.2.3.368-amd64.deb
sudo gdebi shiny-server-1.2.3.368-amd64.deb
Once installed, view the Administrator’s Guide to learn how to manage and configure Shiny Server. Stay up to date on RStudio Server news and software updates by subscribing above.
ref:
1. http://askubuntu.com/questions/218708/installing-latest-version-of-r-base
2. http://www.rstudio.com/products/shiny/download-server/