I have similar problems when trying to install packages while at work. It might have something to do with your firewall settings.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Dinesh <din...@milkorwater.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install a bunch of packages via command line and can use > some help in getting it right. My env is a freshly setup OpenSuse 11.4 > on an amd desktop. I have not yet installed gcc (Will I need gcc to > install packages? I have installed make, assuming R might need it.). I > have tried it both under R2.12 and R2.13. I have a list of packages to > install such as fImport, fGarch, zoo, and several more. I am logged in > as root because I want the packages to be visible to all users > > a) R CMD INSTALL "fImport" > This produces no results. > > b) sudo R CMD INSTALL "fImport" > This downloads timeDate and gets stuck there. (I did sudo based on my > experience on Win7 where I had to start R as administrator to update the > common package library regardless of how I was logged in.) > > c) R > then, > install.packages( "fImport", repo=|"http://cran.r-project.org"; ); > If I executed via command "R" then it furnishes a listbox of mirrors, I > select a mirror and then it hangs. If I executed via command "sudo R" > then it furnishes a 24x80 style (not tk) list of choices, I select a > mirror and then it hangs. > > I will appreciate your help in figuring this out. Ideally, I would > ideally to run R CMD INSTALL or R CMD BATCH with a short command file so > that I can configure a new machine via a script. > > I also tried to download the tarballs - but then figuring out all the > dependencies gets very messy. Besides, that would be, like, reinventing > the wheel! > > |-- > -- > > Regards, > Dinesh K. Somani > -- > /Improving Your Odds/ > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
