>From within R, you can give the command > install.packages("pls")
and R will download and install it for you (as long as you have access to the Internet). To install an already downloaded package, you can use R CMD INSTALL pls_2.0-0.tar.gz in a terminal window. -- Bjørn-Helge Mevik ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.