[R] using install.packages via proxy

[Vladimir Eremeev]

What operating system do you use?

If you use Windows, than open the Control Panel, double click on the System
icon, go to "Advanced" tab, press 
"Environment variables" button, then press "New" to create one more new
variable, enter "http_proxy" as the "Name" of variable, and
"http://address.of.your.proxy:port" as its value.

In unix you should consult with your shell manual for the proper command and
proper startup script file
(in bash, this would be export and ~/.bash_profile)

You also could use Sys.putenv R function


Erbe, Nicole wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to install rJava to use JRI in a Java program as JRI is a part
> of rJava. There should be the option to install this package via
> install.packages("rJava"). Unfortunately I'm connected to the internet via
> a proxy. I have no idea how to tell R to connect via the proxy. The R-help
> tells me something about environment variables like "http_proxy". But I
> have no idea how and where to set these variable as I'm new to R. I don't
> know whether this is the right way to solve my problem.
> 
> Is there anyone out there who knows how to solve this problem? Any help is
> appreciated.
> 

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