Frank E Harrell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: 1> I would appreciate getting a clarification of /usr/lib/R/library vs 1> /usr/local/lib/R/site-library. I am running R 1.8 on Debian Linux. 1> On one occasion doing update.packages() resulted in versions of one 1> or more libraries being placed in one of these directories without 1> removing the old version, and the old version took precedence over 1> the new. I'm sorry I did not save the steps I used. I would 1> appreciate reading how best to manage libraries. Currently I have 1> the following in /usr/local/lib/R/site-library: Design, Hmisc, 1> Rcmdr, acepack, car. /usr/lib/R/library contains the following: > > KernSmooth boot eda lqs modreg nnet stepfun ts > MASS class foreign methods mva rpart survival > R.css cluster grid mgcv nlme spatial tcltk > base ctest lattice mle nls splines tools >
On Debian (and I'm sure Dirk will pipe in), /usr/lib/R/library is for apt-installed by the core R packages, /usr/lib/R/site-library is for apt-installed R packages (from CRAN, or Jim Lindsey's works), and /usr/local/lib/R/site-library where you want to put locally installed stuff (i.e. "install.packages()" should put there). best, -tony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.analytics.washington.edu/ Biomedical and Health Informatics University of Washington Biostatistics, SCHARP/HVTN Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center UW (Tu/Th/F): 206-616-7630 FAX=206-543-3461 | Voicemail is unreliable FHCRC (M/W): 206-667-7025 FAX=206-667-4812 | use Email CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachme...{{dropped}} ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
