Re: [R] package update
To run RStudio as root on Ubuntu you would just do: sudo rstudio The packages in /usr/lib/R/library are the ones that came with the base install of R. J.J. Allaire -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3507479p3517539.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.
Re: [R] package update
On 9 May 2011 at 12:57, Uwe Ligges wrote: | | | On 08.05.2011 19:54, eric wrote: | I tried to update my packages using update.packages() | | I got the following message: | | The downloaded packages are in | ‘/tmp/RtmpyDYdTX/downloaded_packages’ | Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = | contriburl, : | 'lib = /usr/lib/R/library' is not writable | Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = | contriburl, : | unable to install package | | How do I fix this ? | | If you want to update packages in R's default library in | /usr/lib/R/library, you will need root permissions. The way it is meant to work is that you (eric, the user) become a member of the group owning that directory -- and I picked group 'staff' for that. In the postinst (of the Debian / Ubuntu R packages), this directory is created as # edd 03 Apr 2003 cf Section 10.1.2 of Debian Policy if [ ! -e /usr/local/lib/R ]; then if mkdir /usr/local/lib/R 2/dev/null; then chown root:staff /usr/local/lib/R chmod 2775 /usr/local/lib/R fi fi if [ ! -e /usr/local/lib/R/site-library ]; then if mkdir /usr/local/lib/R/site-library 2/dev/null; then chown root:staff /usr/local/lib/R/site-library chmod 2775 /usr/local/lib/R/site-library fi fi We could conceivably be fancier and create an R group on the system, but I felt this is best left to local admins. Alternatively, if you make that directory owned by 'you' then you don't need root either. You can check what group you are part of via 'id'. On my Ubuntu box, I am member of a few groups: edd@max:~$ id uid=1000(edd) gid=1000(edd) groups=1000(edd),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),27(sudo),44(video),46(plugdev),50(staff),107(lpadmin),115(admin),122(sambashare),124(libvirtd) edd@max:~$ Hope this helps, Dirk | Uwe Ligges | | | | | -- | View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3507479p3507479.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. | | __ | 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. -- Gauss once played himself in a zero-sum game and won $50. -- #11 at http://www.gaussfacts.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.
Re: [R] package update
On 08.05.2011 19:54, eric wrote: I tried to update my packages using update.packages() I got the following message: The downloaded packages are in ‘/tmp/RtmpyDYdTX/downloaded_packages’ Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : 'lib = /usr/lib/R/library' is not writable Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : unable to install package How do I fix this ? If you want to update packages in R's default library in /usr/lib/R/library, you will need root permissions. Uwe Ligges -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3507479p3507479.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. __ 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.
[R] package update
I tried to update my packages using update.packages() I got the following message: The downloaded packages are in ‘/tmp/RtmpyDYdTX/downloaded_packages’ Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : 'lib = /usr/lib/R/library' is not writable Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : unable to install package How do I fix this ? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3507479p3507479.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.
[R] package update
I'm running Linux Ubuntu and tried to update my packages using the update.package() command. It appeared to download the updates ok but I got the following message: The downloaded packages are in ‘/tmp/RtmpFM82Ry/downloaded_packages’ Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : 'lib = /usr/lib/R/site-library' is not writable Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : unable to install packages Calls: update.packages - install.packages What does this mean ? And more importantly, how do I address it ? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3164690p3164690.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.
Re: [R] package update
Either switch the library path to a writable directory or run it as a su or sudo so you have the necessary permissions. Cheers, Josh On Dec 26, 2010, at 20:45, eric ericst...@aol.com wrote: I'm running Linux Ubuntu and tried to update my packages using the update.package() command. It appeared to download the updates ok but I got the following message: The downloaded packages are in ‘/tmp/RtmpFM82Ry/downloaded_packages’ Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : 'lib = /usr/lib/R/site-library' is not writable Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, Package], l, contriburl = contriburl, : unable to install packages Calls: update.packages - install.packages What does this mean ? And more importantly, how do I address it ? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/package-update-tp3164690p3164690.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. __ 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.
Re: [R] package update
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Phil taylor wrote: Hi folks, when trying to update packages in version 2.6.1 I recuieve the following error messages: Actually, they are *warnings*. Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.sourcekeg.co.uk/cran/bin/windows/contrib/2.6 Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.6 Warning message: In open.connection(con, r) : cannot open: HTTP status was '0 (nil)' Can some one out there help interprt these for me? Is it an R problem, or is it related to my server? The first is a broken CRAN mirror -- please choose a different mirror. But otherwise rw-FAQ Q2.19 applies, for the second and third mean that you machine is unable to make HTTP connections. -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UKFax: +44 1865 272595 __ 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.
