Trouble installing packages on R2.14.1
Crawford Mark <Mark.Crawford <at> derm.qld.gov.au> writes:
Hi, Have just recently downloaded R version 2.14.1 and can't install packages (Code below), 32bit version on windows. From the looks of things access is the problem but I don't know where to start, would it be my system that is the problem or is the repository not set up for the latest version yet? Any ideas on how to rectify the problem would be greatly appreciated Cheers
utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Warning: unable to access index for repository http://cran.csiro.au/bin/windows/contrib/2.14 Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.14 Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1L], dependencies = NA, type = type) : no packages were specified In addition: Warning message: In open.connection(con, "r") : unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80.
Given that you are unable to reach either repository, and that both are mainstream (and that I have no trouble connecting to the CSIRO repository or seeing the other one), I suspect you are having network and/or firewall troubles. I believe there is some Windows-specific troubleshooting advice in the R for Windows FAQ ...