R help - May 2010 - install.packages Error

Hi all!

I am trying to install package - GenABEL in a Linux (RedHat) environment
using R 2.6.2. 
The CRAN Mirror starts up, I select the site, but I end up with the
following error:

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Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://cran.stat.ucla.edu/src/contrib
Warning messages:
1: In open.connection(con, "r") : unable to resolve
'cran.r-project.org'
2: In install.packages("GenABEL", lib = "/home/software") :
  package ?GenABEL? is not available


The code in command line: install.packages("GenABEL",
lib="/home/software")

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I have tried to use other sites, but it comes back with the same error. I
have checked the CRAN files and GenABEL is available for use

This problem has just popped up in the last couple of days - I have
previously been able to successfully install other packages

Where am I going wrong? Any input will be much appreciated! Thanks!

(Also, I have searched the forum for other similar posts - I have tried the
suggested tips but they do not work)
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I do not know, but perhaps things will resolve if you use a not that 
ancient version of R....

Uwe Ligges


On 13.05.2010 20:44, Trojan wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I am trying to install package - GenABEL in a Linux (RedHat) environment
> using R 2.6.2.
> The CRAN Mirror starts up, I select the site, but I end up with the
> following error:
>
> ******************************************************************
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://cran.stat.ucla.edu/src/contrib
> Warning messages:
> 1: In open.connection(con, "r") : unable to resolve
'cran.r-project.org'
> 2: In install.packages("GenABEL", lib =
"/home/software") :
>    package ?GenABEL? is not available
>
>
> The code in command line: install.packages("GenABEL",
lib="/home/software")
>
> ******************************************************************
>
> I have tried to use other sites, but it comes back with the same error. I
> have checked the CRAN files and GenABEL is available for use
>
> This problem has just popped up in the last couple of days - I have
> previously been able to successfully install other packages
>
> Where am I going wrong? Any input will be much appreciated! Thanks!
>
> (Also, I have searched the forum for other similar posts - I have tried the
> suggested tips but they do not work)