[R] R 2.2.1: install packages

[Uwe Ligges]

Hannu Kahra wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> when using a laptop and trying to install packages for R for Windows 2.2.1 I
> get the following error
> 
> 
>>utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> 
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://cran.dk.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.2
> 
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.2
> Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1], dependencies = TRUE, type =
> type) :
>         no packages were specified
> 
> 
> This works fine with R for Windows 2.2.0. I have this problem only with my
> laptop. A similar problem occurs when I try to update my MikTeX installation
> on the laptop.


This suggests that it is not an R nor a MikTeX problem but a problem 
with the internet connection of your laptop, hence completely off-topic 
here.

Please check your network settings and your firewall / proxy stuff.

Uwe Ligges




> Any suggestions?
> 
> Hannu Kahra
> 
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