This is the first time I've encountered R having difficulty with package and R version compatibility. I cant believe no one has fixed generally so that your version of R can get the latest package appropriate to that version. How nice would that be? :)
Anyway, I figured it out for my version (2.8.1). I needed to install Matrix package first, which was also outdated. > R CMD INSTALL -l lib Matrix_0.999375-22.tar.gz > R CMD INSTALL -l lib lme4_0.999375-28.tar.gz it loads now within R. I haven used it much yet. jamesmcc wrote: > > I am baffled by this as well. I'm having the same issue. Using suse linux, > with 64 bit R2.8.1. > > Thanks, > > james > > > > Zege, Andrew wrote: >> >> I am unable to install package lme4, after several attempts to do so >> using various repository URLs. >> Just to make sure everything works fine with proxy, connection, etc, I >> installed ggplot2 and it worked fine. >> >> I am using command >> >> install.packages("lme4", lib="/myRlibs"), >> >> optionally using contrib argument with different URLs. >> >> Error message the I get is >> >> Warning message; >> In install.packages("lme4", lib="/myRlibs") >> package 'lme4' is not available >> >> >> Some other details, not sure how relevant are: >> >> getOption("repos") returns "http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN" >> >> I tried setting contrib to various other URL, such as >> "http://cran.mtu.edu/src/contrib" or Berkeley URL, but with no success. >> Actually, when I did available.packages() on this repos, I didn't see >> lme4 in the package indices. >> My machine has x86_64bit RedHat Linux. >> >> Would appreciate any tips or directions, >> >> Thanks >> Andre >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unable-to-install--lme4-tp25514856p25703018.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ 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.