I get this error when using chooseCRANmirror().
> chooseCRANmirror()
Error in open.connection(file, "r") : unable to open connection
In addition: Warning message:
unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80.
>
The TclTk window comes up and I can scroll and select a mirror, but it
doesn't appear that I can connect properly. I am using RedHat Enterprise.
I also can't connect to download the "akima" package
> install.packages("akima")
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
Error in open.connection(file, "r") : unable to open connection
In addition: Warning message:
unable to connect to 'cran.r-project.org' on port 80.
Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://www.biometrics.mtu.edu/CRAN/src/contrib
Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available, :
no package 'akima' at the repositories
>
I appreciate any direction that I can be given...
Perry
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