OK still no luck, when, as you say it is clear that the package IS available. It really doesn't seem to matter what mirror I use and they can't all be down. I can install other packages such as LearnBayes, VCD etc with no issues, so can't be blocked at my end. My latest output:
> install.packages("bayesm", dependencies=TRUE, > repos='http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html') Warning in install.packages("bayesm", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html") : argument 'lib' is missing: using /usr/local/lib/R/site-library Warning: unable to access index for repository http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/bayesm/index.html/src/contrib dependency '‘bayesm’' is not available # when I nominate a mirror via the interface (and believe me I've tried many different ones!) --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done Warning in download.packages(unique(pkgs), destdir = tmpd, available = available, : no package 'bayesm' at the repositories E Uwe Ligges-3 wrote: > > > > ekwaters wrote: >> I am a pretty new R user, I am running the latest linux version on >> xandros, >> updated with some extra debian packages, and I also run the latest >> windows >> version, but prefer linux. >> >> I am having trouble downloading "bayesm", it won't do it all from any of >> the >> sites on the web, I resorted to this one, >> http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/r-cran-bayesm. > > If you use install.packages() note that you are downloading a source > package from a CRAN mirror rather than from some debian mirror. > > Uwe Ligges > > > and got slightly >> further, but I think it is still not recognising a mirror. THis is my >> error >> message: >> >>> install.packages("bayesm") >> Warning in install.packages("bayesm") : argument 'lib' is missing: using >> /usr/local/lib/R/site-library >> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- >> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done >> Warning in download.packages(unique(pkgs), destdir = tmpd, available = >> available, : >> no package 'bayesm' at the repositories >> >> The package is certainly there. >> >> It could be my version of linux, I know. >> >> All I want to do is sample from a dirichlet prior, so I want rdirichlet >> and >> ddirichlet commands basically. If anyone can help or suggest an alternate >> package that would be great. >> >> E > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/bayesm-package-not-downloading-via-any-mirror-or-repository-tp20906495p20926663.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.