On 06.06.2012 17:14, Andreia Leite wrote:> Dear list,
>
> I'm trying to install a package but every time I select the option form
the
> menu this error message appears:
>
>> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> Error in read.dcf(file = tmpf) :
> Line starting '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLI ...' is malformed!
>
> Do you have any clue of the reason why is it happening? I'm using a
older
> version (2.9.2) but it always worked perfectly!
Have you checked proxy settings?
Is this Windows?
Have you checked if the (also unstated) CRAN mirror you are using works
correctly and delivers that part of the repository?
Uwe ligges
>
> Best regards,
> Andreia LEite
>
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