[R] install.packages saying the car package is not in the repositories

I am attempting to install the car package using the command : > install.packages('car',.Library) After I have chosen a mirror, I get the following message : Warning message: no package 'car' at the repositories in: download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available, I used the CRAN.

Re: [R] install.packages saying the car package is not in therepositories

I am running version 2.1.0 of R on a Debian Linux machine. Jeremy __ 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

Re: [R] install.packages saying the car package is not in therepositories

Thank you, this did the trick. > In which case > > $ apt-get install r-cran-car > > is your friend. Is there anyway to upgrade my R install through CRAN? Or is there some Debian repository that has an upgraded version of R? Thanks again. Jeremy

Re: [R] install.packages saying the car package is not in therepositories

> Please re-read the entire message I sent you yesterday as it already > answered this question. (Hint: The answer is in the R FAQ too.) I couldn't find anything on the R FAQ's mentioning Debian specifically. And a simple search for 'upgrade' in the FAQ also turned up nothing. I even used Google