[R] how do I install add on packages?

[Jeff D. Hamann]

I'm having some trouble installing the add on packages.

I would like to install the RMySQL_0.4-3.tar.gz add on package. I've
downloaded it and unzipped the package. The INSTALL file says

R CMD INSTALL [-l<alternate-dir>] RMySQL_<version>.tar.gz
does this mean in the R system enter the following?
> INSTALL -l /root/RMySQL_0.4-3.tar.gz    (?)
when I do this I get...
Error: couldn't find function "INSTALL"

so I them typed help.search("install")

and got

remove.packages(base)
update.packages(base)
INSTALL(base)

what's base? And why is the help.search() working when I log on as root. It
doesn't work when  I log on as a regular user. I'm using FreeBSD 4.4.

Jeff.




Jeff D. Hamann
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