[R] Problems with Package Installation.

[Erik Iverson]

You must load the package with the library function after installing it.

so:

library(gplots)

and then

?plotCI

hippie dream wrote:
> I am having difficulty installing packages. For example, here I have tried to
> install "gplots" but to no avail. I have tried multiple mirrors and
> different packages (errbar) but after installation I seem to be unable to
> access any of the commands or help pages. I am a little concerned about the
> 'lib' missing message but this has been present for previous successful
> package installations. I running Ubuntu 8.04 and R 2.7.1. I am sorry but I
> am totally lost here. Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
>> install.packages()
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
> Warning in install.packages() :
>   argument 'lib' is missing: using
> '/home/sam/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7'
> trying URL 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/src/contrib/gplots_2.6.0.tar.gz'
> Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 241256 bytes (235 Kb)
> opened URL
> ==================================================
> downloaded 235 Kb
> 
> * Installing *source* package 'gplots' ...
> ** R
> ** data
> ** inst
> ** preparing package for lazy loading
> Loading required package: gtools
> Loading required package: gdata
> ** help
>  >>> Building/Updating help pages for package 'gplots'
>      Formats: text html latex example 
>   balloonplot                       text    html    latex   example
>   bandplot                          text    html    latex   example
>   barplot2                          text    html    latex   example
>   boxplot.n                         text    html    latex   example
>   col2hex                           text    html    latex   example
>   colorpanel                        text    html    latex   example
>   heatmap.2                         text    html    latex   example
>   hist2d                            text    html    latex   example
>   lowess                            text    html    latex   example
>   ooplot                            text    html    latex   example
>   overplot                          text    html    latex   example
>   plot.lm2                          text    html    latex   example
>   plotCI                            text    html    latex   example
>   plotmeans                         text    html    latex   example
>   qqnorm.aov                        text    html    latex   example
>   residplot                         text    html    latex
>   rich.color                        text    html    latex   example
>   rtPCR                             text    html    latex   example
>   sinkplot                          text    html    latex   example
>   smartlegend                       text    html    latex   example
>   space                             text    html    latex   example
>   textplot                          text    html    latex   example
>   wapply                            text    html    latex   example
> ** building package indices ...
> * DONE (gplots)
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 	/tmp/Rtmp5NZLyb/downloaded_packages
>> ?plotCI
> No documentation for 'plotCI' in specified packages and libraries:
> you could try 'help.search("plotCI")'
>