I want to learn how to use the reshape package. The reshape package is not included in the Ubuntu repositories, so I attempted to install reshape with:
install.packages("reshape") This is what I got for output: Warning in install.packages("reshape") : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/andy/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7' --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done trying URL 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/src/contrib/reshape_0.8.2.tar.gz' Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 38137 bytes (37 Kb) opened URL ================================================== downloaded 37 Kb * Installing *source* package 'reshape' ... ** R ** data ** moving datasets to lazyload DB ** inst ** preparing package for lazy loading Loading required package: plyr Warning in library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = lib.loc) : there is no package called 'plyr' Error: package 'plyr' could not be loaded Execution halted ERROR: lazy loading failed for package 'reshape' ** Removing '/home/andy/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7/reshape' The downloaded packages are in /tmp/RtmpMZhsTp/downloaded_packages Warning messages: 1: In install.packages("reshape") : dependency ‘plyr’ is not available 2: In install.packages("reshape") : installation of package 'reshape' had non-zero exit status I tried this, using several different mirrors, hoping that the problem was isolated to the PA mirrors. But, no matter which mirror I use, I get the same error. My central problem appears to be an inability to install plyr. > install.packages("plyr") Warning in install.packages("plyr") : argument 'lib' is missing: using '/home/andy/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.7' Warning message: In install.packages("plyr") : package ‘plyr’ is not available Again, the mirror does not matter. I can not install plyr. I am pretty confident that my syntax is correct, but I do not understand why I can not install plyr. I don't think the problem is related to my connection, since this computer is able to surf the Internet and send email (such as this one). When I googled for problems installing plyr, I got a zillion instructions on how to install the XXXX player. Ideas are appreciated. -- Insert something humorous here. :-) ______________________________________________ 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.