We are seeing the following problem when trying to install magrittr on Ubuntu
14.04
install.packages("magrittr")
Installing package into ?/home/ehsueh/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0?
(as ?lib? is unspecified)
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
trying URL 'http://lib.ugent.be/CRAN/src/contrib/magrittr_1.5.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 200504 bytes (195 Kb)
opened URL
=================================================downloaded 195 Kb
R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) -- "Frisbee Sailing"
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Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) :
could not find function "install.packages"
In addition: Warning message:
In library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, logical.return =
TRUE, :
there is no package called ?magrittr?
I don't understand why install.packages() executes, then can't find
install.packages().
I also don't understand why R gives us the startup message at that point.
Installation of other packages fails as well.
Installation of magrittr my Mac works without issues.
Version info below.
Thanks!
Boris
============================================R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25)
Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit)
locale:
[1] LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C
[3] LC_TIME=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_CA.UTF-8
[5] LC_MONETARY=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_CA.UTF-8
[7] LC_PAPER=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NAME=C
[9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C
[11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C
attached base packages:
[1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
other attached packages:
[1] plot3D_1.0-2
loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] misc3d_0.8-4 tcltk_3.0.2 tools_3.0.2
Have you tried this after starting R in a "clean" workspace? Or perhaps after starting R --vanilla? It sounds to me like something is corrupted in your install.packages() function --- or possible somewhere else --- which could be induced by having some ghosts lurking about in .RData. (After all, it is getting close to Hallowe'en. :-) ) cheers, Rolf -- Technical Editor ANZJS Department of Statistics University of Auckland Phone: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 88276 On 30/10/15 14:17, Boris Steipe wrote:> We are seeing the following problem when trying to install magrittr on Ubuntu 14.04 > > > install.packages("magrittr") > > > Installing package into ?/home/ehsueh/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0? > (as ?lib? is unspecified) > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- > trying URL 'http://lib.ugent.be/CRAN/src/contrib/magrittr_1.5.tar.gz' > Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 200504 bytes (195 Kb) > opened URL > =================================================> downloaded 195 Kb > > > R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) -- "Frisbee Sailing" > Copyright (C) 2013 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) > > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > > Natural language support but running in an English locale > > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. > Type 'q()' to quit R. > > Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) : > could not find function "install.packages" > In addition: Warning message: > In library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, : > there is no package called ?magrittr? > > > > > I don't understand why install.packages() executes, then can't find install.packages(). > I also don't understand why R gives us the startup message at that point. > > Installation of other packages fails as well. > Installation of magrittr my Mac works without issues. > > Version info below. > > Thanks! > Boris > > > > > ============================================> R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) > Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) > > locale: > [1] LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C > [3] LC_TIME=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_CA.UTF-8 > [5] LC_MONETARY=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_CA.UTF-8 > [7] LC_PAPER=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NAME=C > [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C > [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > other attached packages: > [1] plot3D_1.0-2 > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > [1] misc3d_0.8-4 tcltk_3.0.2 tools_3.0.2
Hi Rolf, Looks like it is indeed the Halloween ghosts! I did what you said and it worked. Thank you! Do you know how the .RData might have gotten corrupted? Thanks again, Emma Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz> ? 2015?10?29? ??????> > > Have you tried this after starting R in a "clean" workspace? > Or perhaps after starting R --vanilla? > > It sounds to me like something is corrupted in your install.packages() > function --- or possible somewhere else --- which could be induced by > having some ghosts lurking about in .RData. > > (After all, it is getting close to Hallowe'en. :-) ) > > cheers, > > Rolf > > -- > Technical Editor ANZJS > Department of Statistics > University of Auckland > Phone: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 88276 > > On 30/10/15 14:17, Boris Steipe wrote: > >> We are seeing the following problem when trying to install magrittr on >> Ubuntu 14.04 >> >> >> install.packages("magrittr") >> >> >> Installing package into ?/home/ehsueh/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0? >> (as ?lib? is unspecified) >> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- >> trying URL 'http://lib.ugent.be/CRAN/src/contrib/magrittr_1.5.tar.gz' >> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 200504 bytes (195 Kb) >> opened URL >> =================================================>> downloaded 195 Kb >> >> >> R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) -- "Frisbee Sailing" >> Copyright (C) 2013 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing >> Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) >> >> R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. >> You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. >> Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. >> >> Natural language support but running in an English locale >> >> R is a collaborative project with many contributors. >> Type 'contributors()' for more information and >> 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. >> >> Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or >> 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. >> Type 'q()' to quit R. >> >> Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos) : >> could not find function "install.packages" >> In addition: Warning message: >> In library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc, character.only = TRUE, >> logical.return = TRUE, : >> there is no package called ?magrittr? >> >> >> >> >> I don't understand why install.packages() executes, then can't find >> install.packages(). >> I also don't understand why R gives us the startup message at that point. >> >> Installation of other packages fails as well. >> Installation of magrittr my Mac works without issues. >> >> Version info below. >> >> Thanks! >> Boris >> >> >> >> >> ============================================>> R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) >> Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) >> >> locale: >> [1] LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C >> [3] LC_TIME=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_CA.UTF-8 >> [5] LC_MONETARY=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_CA.UTF-8 >> [7] LC_PAPER=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_NAME=C >> [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C >> [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_CA.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C >> >> attached base packages: >> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >> >> other attached packages: >> [1] plot3D_1.0-2 >> >> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >> [1] misc3d_0.8-4 tcltk_3.0.2 tools_3.0.2 >> > > >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]