If the warning bothers you then look at: .libPaths()
and if you want to install to the second library, say, then do: install.packages("some.package", lib = .libPaths()[2]) Regarding your Ubuntu problem, another possibility is to try AndLinux which is a coLinux-based Ubuntu system that sits right on top of Windows and presumably makes use of the Windows drivers, which if correct would avoid that problem. I tried it a 1.5 years ago and initially thought it was working ok but after a while found it too flaky and junked it; however, by now it may be usable. On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Lazarus Mramba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear R Users; > > I am an R user who has recently bought a new laptop;Toshiba Satellite > U405 running on both Windows Vista and Ubuntu. > > I have problems on the wondows vista when installing packages. The > argument 'lib' is missing. How do i solve this problem? > > > Illustration: > >> install.packages("epicalc") > Warning in install.packages("epicalc") : > argument 'lib' is missing: using > 'C:\Users\lazurus\Documents/R/win-library/2.7' > > --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- > trying URL > 'http://cran.za.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/epicalc_2.7.1.2.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 629215 bytes (614 Kb) > opened URL > downloaded 614 Kb > > package 'epicalc' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > > The downloaded packages are in > > C:\Users\lazurus\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpMrOxin\downloaded_packages > updating HTML package descriptions > > ## problem 2 is about downloading R without internet connection > I have failed to get internet working under ubuntu for both wireless > LAN and Ethernet cable and therefore i cannot download R from the net. > Both wireless and ethernet are not detected at all leave alone > connecting to the internet. I am using Atheros AR5007EG wireless network > adapter, Marvel Yukon 88E8040T PCI-E Fat Ethernrt Controller. > Internet works fine under the windows Vista system but not on the > Ubuntu side > Anyhelp will be appreciated. > > > > Kind regards, > Lazarus Mramba > Junior Statistician > P.O Box 986, 80108, > Kilifi, Kenya > Mobile No. +254721292370 > Tel: +254 41 522063 > Tel: +254 41 522390 > (office extension : 419) > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.