[R] Package repository on Linux machine and upgrading R

Patrick Connolly p_connolly at slingshot.co.nz
Sun Aug 22 22:08:27 CEST 2010


On Fri, 20-Aug-2010 at 06:16PM -0700, Vinh Nguyen wrote:

|> Dear list,
|> 
|> I remember running into a thread on this topic in one of the R mailing
|> lists before but I can't seem to find it now.  Basically, I remember a
|> discussion on how one can set up where R packages can be installed so
|> that when we upgrade the R version on the machine, the packages are
|> still accessible.  One can back up this package location as well and
|> bring it to a new computer.  I remember Dirk Edd being one of the
|> discussants.
|> 
|> Can someone point me to this discussion?  Thanks.


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