installPackages.default

installPackages

A <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/character?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::character">character</a></code> <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/vector?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::vector">vector</a></code> specifying the names and/or the URLs
 of the R packages to be installed.

pkgs

A <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/character?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::character">character</a></code> <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/vector?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::vector">vector</a></code> of corresponding package types.

types

A <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/character?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::character">character</a></code> <code><a rd-options="base" href="/link/vector?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base" data-mini-rdoc="base::vector">vector</a></code> of package repository URLs.

repos

Additional arguments passed to <code><a rd-options="utils" href="/link/install.packages?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=utils" data-mini-rdoc="utils::install.packages">install.packages</a></code>.

Path where any downloaded files are saved.

destPath

If <code><a rd-options="base:logical" href="/link/TRUE?package=R.utils&version=2.5.0&to=base%3Alogical" data-mini-rdoc="base:logical::TRUE">TRUE</a></code>, downloaded and successfully installed package
 files are removed, otherwise not.

cleanup

file

Utility functions useful when programming and developing R packages.

Henrik Bengtsson

R.utils

Various Programming Utilities

installPackages function

This method cannot install any packages that are already in use.
 Certain packages are always in use when calling this method, e.g.
 R.methodsS3, R.oo, and R.utils.

Limitations

A <code><a rd-options='base' href='character'>character</a></code> <code><a rd-options='base' href='vector'>vector</a></code> specifying the names and/or the URLs
 of the R packages to be installed.

A <code><a rd-options='base' href='character'>character</a></code> <code><a rd-options='base' href='vector'>vector</a></code> of corresponding package types.

A <code><a rd-options='base' href='character'>character</a></code> <code><a rd-options='base' href='vector'>vector</a></code> of package repository URLs.

Additional arguments passed to <code><a rd-options='utils' href='install.packages'>install.packages</a></code>.

If <code><a rd-options='base:logical' href='TRUE'>TRUE</a></code>, downloaded and successfully installed package
 files are removed, otherwise not.

This method cannot install any packages that are already in use.
 Certain packages are always in use when calling this method, e.g.
 R.methodsS3, R.oo, and R.utils.

installPackages: Install R packages by name or URL

Description

Usage

Arguments

Value

Limitations