I can quote the whole of the shell script for install here:
#!/bin/bash
EDITION=community
RETVAL=0
NOASK="false"
DEBUG_LOGS="true"
NOLICENSE="false"
NODE=0
DATABASE_SERVER_NAME="localhost"
DATABASE_PORT="7403"
REMOTE_DATA_BASE=local
INSTALL_FOLDER=""
ERROR_OK=0
SILENT_NODE=0
IP=""
REDHAT_VERSION=64
VERSION=7.4
MINOR_VERSION=1
REVO_VERSION=7.4.1
REVO_BIN_STRING=Revo-$VERSION
R_VERSION=R-3.1.2
LINUX_VERSION=5
TOMCAT_VERSION=7.0.34
TOMCAT_SSL_PORT=7401
TOMCAT_PORT=7400
TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT=7402
RSERVE_PORT=7404
RSERVE_CANCEL_PORT=7405
USER='wnhoami'
GROUP='id -g -n $USER'
IS_ROOT=0
R=1
RBIN="/usr/bin/R"
R_HOME=/usr/lib64/R
LINUX=redhat
DB_PATH=""
##HOST_NAME=`/sbin/ifconfig | grep --max-count=1 -v '127.0.0.1' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print $1}'`
##HOST_NAME=`/sbin/ifconfig | grep --max-count=1 -v '127.0.0.1' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print $1}'`
HOST_NAME=localhost

checkRoot() {
uid=`id -u`
if [ 0 -eq $uid ] ; then
IS_ROOT=1



A couple things jump out @ me:
This should be installed as root, I know that's bad practice in some senses, but mb "USER="whoami"" and IS_ROOT=0 are problems. The version of R is also wrong.

Also - the fact that it shebangs from /bin/bash...should that be a directory that is either root or related to the Java directory or where my bashrc and profile files are?

So where it screws up it returns:
checkPrerequisites
analyzeJava
'[' -z '' ']'
javaMessage ' '
echo

---------- Post added 09-23-15 at 03:56 AM ----------

Just going to try again with IS_ROOT=1

Usually things are installed as root, there is nothing wrong with that. You need to check the documentation if that software should (or should not) be installed as root.
shebang is ok, it is not related to java at all and the location of the files you mentioned. But it is not the whole script, just the beginning.
I have no idea what is that R

I see now - the whole script that is used for install is spelled out above the license agreement. Looking for Java section now.

There's a lot of stuff here. I'm going to post everything Java related in the install script in .jpeg files...don't sweat a quick response on this one. I appreciate the help.
(edit: I guess it's only 3 jpeg's)

R is the functional statistical computing language which is kind of the backbone of the software. DeployR is based on R but does a lot more stuff. So it requires a separate install of R as a prerequisite (mentioned in deployr install link in my first post, and which I think I've done correctly. But there's no way to know because all checks for R in the script come after the Java check that is failed lol. So that might be a problem too but one thing at a time. It is 5:17 am where I am so going to sleep now but ty v much for your help and time.

Actually I would prefer the log file (bash -xv <Script>) those pictures do not help.

The part that is screwing up is end of pg 2 to middle of pg 3..."Please set JAVA_HOME. See the deployr installation instructions for more details."

Should I pipe bash -xv (script) somewhere? When I do that command, I get the script spelled out as in the pics above the license agreement.

I don't know how to make that command give me a log file, or where that log file would be.

AWS support just got back to me - they were able to install it without any trouble and gave me all the input and output they used. So Ill try that, let you know if it works, and be back tmrw.