R package installer + update is slow and freezes

Dear list,

I am using OS X Lion, I experience very slow package installation.

For instance, it would take me 5 minutes to get connect and finish install
ggplot2().  And then, I another 3 min to install its depedencies.  I don't
remember taking this long nor doing this much work on Windows.

I was wondering if anyone else experience this problem.

 Thanks in advance.

sessionInfo()

R version 2.14.2 (2012-02-29)

Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)


locale:

[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8


attached base packages:

[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base


other attached packages:

[1] ggplot2_0.9.1


loaded via a namespace (and not attached):

[1] colorspace_1.1-1   dichromat_1.2-4    digest_0.5.2

[4] grid_2.14.2        MASS_7.3-18        memoise_0.1

[7] munsell_0.3        plyr_1.7.1         proto_0.3-9.2

[10] RColorBrewer_1.0-5 reshape2_1.2.1     scales_0.2.1

[13] stringr_0.6        tools_2.14.2


Mike

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Thanks for your answer, Simon.

I usually use PA(1) or PA(2) since I am located near NYC.  I've also tried CA(1).  Same result.  Does distance matter that much if I used CA or PA, though I've always used PA, the CMU mirror, I think.

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urbanek at r-project.org> wrote:

On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:30 PM, C W wrote:

Dear list,

I am using OS X Lion, I experience very slow package installation.

For instance, it would take me 5 minutes to get connect and finish install
ggplot2().  And then, I another 3 min to install its depedencies.  I don't
remember taking this long nor doing this much work on Windows.

I was wondering if anyone else experience this problem.

Not really, it's typically a matter of seconds. Try using a different mirror.

Cheers,
Simon

 Thanks in advance.

sessionInfo()

R version 2.14.2 (2012-02-29)

Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)


locale:

[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8


attached base packages:

[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base


other attached packages:

[1] ggplot2_0.9.1


loaded via a namespace (and not attached):

[1] colorspace_1.1-1   dichromat_1.2-4    digest_0.5.2

[4] grid_2.14.2        MASS_7.3-18        memoise_0.1

[7] munsell_0.3        plyr_1.7.1         proto_0.3-9.2

[10] RColorBrewer_1.0-5 reshape2_1.2.1     scales_0.2.1

[13] stringr_0.6        tools_2.14.2


Mike

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Thanks for your words, Simon.

The beach ball kept on spinning around and around.  I get no response from R.  Not sure if it's slow or freezing.  I think it's extremely slow.

The connection is very fast, it's usually less than 30 sec to install most packages on my Windows laptop.  

Same internet connection.

Mike

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urbanek at r-project.org> wrote:
On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:48 PM, C W wrote:

Thanks for your answer, Simon.

I usually use PA(1) or PA(2) since I am located near NYC.  I've also tried CA(1).  Same result.  Does distance matter that much if I used CA or PA, though I've always used PA, the CMU mirror, I think.

The distance doesn't matter at all - it's more a matter of how good connection does the server have, how heavy is the load etc. Essentially anywhere in the US is just fine.

If you have problems with any mirror then the issue may be with your local machine or its internet connection...

Cheers,
Simon

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Simon Urbanek <simon.urbanek at r-project.org> wrote:

On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:30 PM, C W wrote:

Dear list,

I am using OS X Lion, I experience very slow package installation.

For instance, it would take me 5 minutes to get connect and finish install
ggplot2().  And then, I another 3 min to install its depedencies.  I don't
remember taking this long nor doing this much work on Windows.

I was wondering if anyone else experience this problem.

Not really, it's typically a matter of seconds. Try using a different mirror.

Cheers,
Simon

 Thanks in advance.

sessionInfo()

R version 2.14.2 (2012-02-29)

Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)


locale:

[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8


attached base packages:

[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base


other attached packages:

[1] ggplot2_0.9.1


loaded via a namespace (and not attached):

[1] colorspace_1.1-1   dichromat_1.2-4    digest_0.5.2

[4] grid_2.14.2        MASS_7.3-18        memoise_0.1

[7] munsell_0.3        plyr_1.7.1         proto_0.3-9.2

[10] RColorBrewer_1.0-5 reshape2_1.2.1     scales_0.2.1

[13] stringr_0.6        tools_2.14.2


Mike

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