S-PLUS 6.1 for Unix Support Page

Thanks for installing S-PLUS. Look here to find the latest news about S-PLUS, with information designed to make your S-PLUS experience more rewarding.

Information on this page refers to:
S-PLUS 6.1 Release 2 for Solaris 32-bit (outdated)
S-PLUS 6.1 Release 2 for Linux (outdated)

Please note: The latest release is S-PLUS 8.0 for Solaris 32-bit, Linux 32-bit and Linux 64-bit. For more information click here.

You can check the version you have by typing version at the S-PLUS command line. If you do not have the most current version, please contact your Insightful sales representative to order an upgrade CD. Information on the previous release is also available.

Getting Started

Before you start using S-PLUS, we suggest reading the Getting Started Guide. For new users, it includes a step-by-step tutorial on reading, visualizing and analyzing data in S-PLUS, and for long-time S-PLUS users it describes features new to S-PLUS 6.

The Getting Started Guide was included with your copy of S-PLUS, and can be found in the doc subdirectory of the S-PLUS installation directory as the file getstart.pdf. You can find the location of the S-PLUS installation directory by typing Splus6 SHOME at the shell prompt.

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For last-minute information about S-PLUS 6, read the latest S-PLUS release notes by selecting your version from the list to the right.

We are aware of some known problems with this release of S-PLUS.

See the S-PLUS FAQ for a list of frequently-asked questions and answers.

See our collection of S-PLUS links with sources of user-contributed packages for S-PLUS.

For discussions about S-PLUS, we recommend the s-news mailing list. Click here for instructions on how to join the list. Archives of the list are also available. See our User Groups page for more information on this and other on-line communities.

There are dozens of books available to provide in-depth information related to S-PLUS - see our books page for a complete list. The Basics of S and S-PLUS (Krause & Olson) and Modern Applied Statistics with S-PLUS (Venables & Ripley) are highly-recommended community favorites.

A training course in S-PLUS is a great way to become familiar with S-PLUS and increase your productivity. See our training pages for course descriptions, times, and locations.

A number of add-on modules are available for S-PLUS in areas such as spatial statistics, numerical optimization, and environmental statistics. See our modules page for a list.

Contacts and FeedbackFor questions about your S-PLUS license, please contact an S-PLUS sales representative in your country.

Have a question, suggestion, or a bug to report? Please see the support page for information on how to contact our Technical Assistance Center.