Hi
The weird part in this case is that, if you didn't run sudo R, and install
the package, it will create a library in your home directory, you should
also be able to use the package next time.
Regards
Tengfei
On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Ruihong Huang <
ruihong.busin...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 05/05/2010 02:44 AM, Tengfei Yin wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> R basic packages always works fine in my laptop (also ubuntu), you don't
>> need to reinstall anything once you installed the package, did you do that
>> in your terminal like
>> $R (enter R session)
>>
>>
>>> install.packages('package name')
>>> q()
>>>
>>>
>> then everytime you enter the R session, you just library('package name'),
>> that should work... I don't know if it is sth about user privilege , do
>> you
>> use R on your own computer or on other servers?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Tengfei
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Fahim Md<fahim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I recently started using ubuntu 9.10 and I am using gedit editor and R
>>> plugin for writing R code. To install any package I need to do:
>>> $ install.packages()
>>> //window pop-up for mirror selection
>>> //then another window pop up for package selection.
>>> After this as long as I am not exiting, the function of the newly
>>> installed
>>> packages are available.
>>>
>>> After I exit (i use to put 'no' in 'save workspace' option) from R, if I
>>> want to again work in R, I have to repeat the process of package install.
>>> This reintallation problem was not there in windows(I was using Tinn-R as
>>> editor, I just need to put require('package-name') to use its function).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> There is nothing to do with the editor. I guess, you should run "sudo R"
> (you shouldn't use this to run a normal R session) in Ubuntu, which will
> give you the right to write into the R directory typically in /usr/lib. And
> then using "install.packages('package.name')" inside this R session. To
> load a library at beginning of each R session, you might consider the .First
> function like,
>
> .First <- function(){
> library('package.name')
> invisible()
> }
>
> and then quite R session with work space saved.
>
> Best,
>
> Ruihong
>
> Is there anyway so that reinstallation of the package is avoided???
>>> thanks
>>> --Fahim
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