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Revision as of 11:36, 17 September 2019
If you need to install a new R package that's not present in the system, use these instructions to install it in your own home directory:
Initial Setup
You only need to do this once to create the $R_LIBS directory and select the CRAN mirror from where the R packages will be obtained:
- Load the R environment module:
module load R
- Create the directory in which R packages will be installed
mkdir -p $R_LIBS
- Run R and select
0-Cloud [https]
CRAN mirror.
> getCRANmirrors() Name Country City 1 0-Cloud [https] 0-Cloud 0-Cloud 2 0-Cloud 0-Cloud 0-Cloud 3 Algeria [https] Algeria Algiers 4 Algeria Algeria Algiers 5 Argentina (La Plata) Argentina La Plata 6 Australia (Canberra) [https] Australia Canberra 7 Australia (Canberra) Australia Canberra 8 Australia (Melbourne 1) [https] Australia Melbourne 9 Australia (Melbourne 2) [https] Australia Melbourne 10 Australia (Perth) [https] Australia Perth ... > chooseCRANmirror(ind=1)
Install R Package
- Make sure R environment module is loaded:
module load R; module list R/
- Run R
- Inside R, install packages like this:
install.packages('<package name>')