R help - Apr 2010 - Problem installing gtools package

Hello,

I am attempting to install the gtools package, so that I can compute the
permutations of a set.  However, I having difficulties.  My problems are:

1)  When I use the GUI "Install package(s)" command, the package
"gtools"
does not appear in my list.

2)  I dowloaded the package from
http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/gtools/ .  I Then used the GUI
command "Install package(s) from local zip files" and I got the error
"Error
in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection" when I tried
to select
the package.

Any ideas how to install gtools or alternative packages to compute
permutations?

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See this thread:

Stefan Theu?l, Update: working mirrors and services due to IT failure
at WU, April 26, 2010:
  https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2010-April/236601.html

/Henrik

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Andrew Hill <andy.bob.hill at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am attempting to install the gtools package, so that I can compute the
> permutations of a set. ?However, I having difficulties. ?My problems are:
>
> 1) ?When I use the GUI "Install package(s)" command, the package
"gtools"
> does not appear in my list.
>
> 2) ?I dowloaded the package from
> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/gtools/ . ?I Then used the GUI
> command "Install package(s) from local zip files" and I got the
error "Error
> in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection" when I
tried to select
> the package.
>
> Any ideas how to install gtools or alternative packages to compute
> permutations?
>
> ? ? ? ?[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
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