[R] package installation problems

[Uwe Ligges]

allan clark wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have tried to install some of the packages from the CRAN packages
> section.


This is a FAQ. See the R for Windows FAQs, Section 3.1: "Can I install 
packages (libraries) in this version?"

BTW: Simply typing
   install.packages("mgcv")
should do the trick.

Uwe Ligges


> I am running  a windows system.
> 
> I did the following: (for example...)
> 
>    1.downloaded the zip file (mgcv_0.9-5.tar) from
> http://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/PACKAGES.html#sm
>    2.and saved it in the library folder of R
>    3.unzipped the file into the same folder
>    4.a folder named sm was created
>    5.from within R I loaded the package by using library(mgcv)
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
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