I am having difficulty installing packages. For example, here I have tried to install "gplots" but to no avail. I have tried multiple mirrors and different packages (errbar) but after installation I seem to be unable to access any of the commands or help pages. I am a little concerned about the 'lib' missing message but this has been present for previous successful package installations. I running Ubuntu 8.04 and R 2.7.1. I am sorry but I am totally lost here. Thanks in advance for your help.> install.packages()--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done Warning in install.packages() : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/sam/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7' trying URL 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/src/contrib/gplots_2.6.0.tar.gz' Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 241256 bytes (235 Kb) opened URL =================================================downloaded 235 Kb * Installing *source* package 'gplots' ... ** R ** data ** inst ** preparing package for lazy loading Loading required package: gtools Loading required package: gdata ** help >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'gplots' Formats: text html latex example balloonplot text html latex example bandplot text html latex example barplot2 text html latex example boxplot.n text html latex example col2hex text html latex example colorpanel text html latex example heatmap.2 text html latex example hist2d text html latex example lowess text html latex example ooplot text html latex example overplot text html latex example plot.lm2 text html latex example plotCI text html latex example plotmeans text html latex example qqnorm.aov text html latex example residplot text html latex rich.color text html latex example rtPCR text html latex example sinkplot text html latex example smartlegend text html latex example space text html latex example textplot text html latex example wapply text html latex example ** building package indices ... * DONE (gplots) The downloaded packages are in /tmp/Rtmp5NZLyb/downloaded_packages> ?plotCINo documentation for 'plotCI' in specified packages and libraries: you could try 'help.search("plotCI")' -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problems-with-Package-Installation.-tp18394714p18394714.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
You must load the package with the library function after installing it. so: library(gplots) and then ?plotCI hippie dream wrote:> I am having difficulty installing packages. For example, here I have tried to > install "gplots" but to no avail. I have tried multiple mirrors and > different packages (errbar) but after installation I seem to be unable to > access any of the commands or help pages. I am a little concerned about the > 'lib' missing message but this has been present for previous successful > package installations. I running Ubuntu 8.04 and R 2.7.1. I am sorry but I > am totally lost here. Thanks in advance for your help. > >> install.packages() > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- > Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done > Warning in install.packages() : > argument 'lib' is missing: using > '/home/sam/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7' > trying URL 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/src/contrib/gplots_2.6.0.tar.gz' > Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 241256 bytes (235 Kb) > opened URL > =================================================> downloaded 235 Kb > > * Installing *source* package 'gplots' ... > ** R > ** data > ** inst > ** preparing package for lazy loading > Loading required package: gtools > Loading required package: gdata > ** help > >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'gplots' > Formats: text html latex example > balloonplot text html latex example > bandplot text html latex example > barplot2 text html latex example > boxplot.n text html latex example > col2hex text html latex example > colorpanel text html latex example > heatmap.2 text html latex example > hist2d text html latex example > lowess text html latex example > ooplot text html latex example > overplot text html latex example > plot.lm2 text html latex example > plotCI text html latex example > plotmeans text html latex example > qqnorm.aov text html latex example > residplot text html latex > rich.color text html latex example > rtPCR text html latex example > sinkplot text html latex example > smartlegend text html latex example > space text html latex example > textplot text html latex example > wapply text html latex example > ** building package indices ... > * DONE (gplots) > > The downloaded packages are in > /tmp/Rtmp5NZLyb/downloaded_packages >> ?plotCI > No documentation for 'plotCI' in specified packages and libraries: > you could try 'help.search("plotCI")' >
On 11/07/2008, at 12:47 PM, hippie dream wrote:> > I am having difficulty installing packages. For example, here I > have tried to > install "gplots" but to no avail.<snip>> >> install.packages() ><snip>> ** building package indices ... > * DONE (gplots) > > The downloaded packages are in > /tmp/Rtmp5NZLyb/downloaded_packages >> ?plotCI > No documentation for 'plotCI' in specified packages and libraries: > you could try 'help.search("plotCI")'Of course not. You have to ***load*** the package, e.g. library(gplots) before you try to use it. Psigh. cheers, Rolf Turner ###################################################################### Attention:\ This e-mail message is privileged and confid...{{dropped:9}}