[R] problem with installing packages

[Uwe Ligges]

On 11.02.2011 16:14, xin shi wrote:
>
> Dear:
>
> I am recnetly trying to install some libraries. However, I found this issue for both my laptop and desktop even I uninstall and install it again.
>
> I even can not update the R now.
>
> I wonder if you have the similar issue.


Do you have a) internet connection and b) are you sure you are not 
behind a proxy or configured R to deal with the proxy otherwise?

Uwe Ligges


> Thakns!
>
> Xin
>
>> chooseCRANmirror()
> Warning message:
> In open.connection(con, "r") :
>    unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80.
>> setRepositories()
>> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/bin/windows/contrib/2.12
> Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.12
> Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1L], dependencies = NA, type = type) :
>    no packages were specified
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