[R] install R packages [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Uwe Ligges]

Do you have to use some proxy server at your work? In that case, please 
read the R for Windows FAQs which tells how to arrange settings.

Uwe Ligges


Jin.Li at ga.gov.au wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> I installed R 2.5.1 recently on a PC (Windows XP Professional 2001) and tried
> to install some R packages. It took several minutes and gave me the following
> message.
> 
>  
> 
>> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> 
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> 
> Error in open.connection(file, "r") : unable to open connection
> 
> In addition: Warning message:
> 
> unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80. in:
> open.connection(file, "r") 
> 
> Error in contrib.url(repos, type) : trying to use CRAN without setting a
> mirror
> 
>  
> 
> I am just wondering whether this problem is caused by restrictions on
> internet imposed by my work unit or caused by something else. If the later,
> how to solve it? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jin
> 
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> Computational Statistician
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> Geoscience Australia
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