R packages are a collection of R functions, complied code and sample data. They are stored under a directory called "library"
in the R environment. By default, R installs a set of packages during
installation. More packages are added later, when they are needed for
some specific purpose.
When we start the R console, only the default packages are available by default. Other packages which are already installed have to be loaded explicitly to be used by the R program that is going to use them.
All the packages available in R language are listed at R Packages.
Below is a list of commands to be used to check, verify and use the R packages.
Now you can run the following command to install this package in the R environment.
A package is loaded using the following command −
When we start the R console, only the default packages are available by default. Other packages which are already installed have to be loaded explicitly to be used by the R program that is going to use them.
All the packages available in R language are listed at R Packages.
Below is a list of commands to be used to check, verify and use the R packages.
Check Available R Packages
Get library locations containing R packages.libPaths()When we execute the above code, it produces the following result. It may vary depending on the local settings of your pc.
[2] "C:/Program Files/R/R-3.2.2/library"
Get the list of all the packages installed
library()When we execute the above code, it produces the following result. It may vary depending on the local settings of your pc.
Packages in library ‘C:/Program Files/R/R-3.2.2/library’: base The R Base Package boot Bootstrap Functions (Originally by Angelo Canty for S) class Functions for Classification cluster "Finding Groups in Data": Cluster Analysis Extended Rousseeuw et al. codetools Code Analysis Tools for R compiler The R Compiler PackageGet all packages currently loaded in the R environment
search()When we execute the above code, it produces the following result. It may vary depending on the local settings of your pc.
[1] ".GlobalEnv" "package:stats" "package:graphics" [4] "package:grDevices" "package:utils" "package:datasets" [7] "package:methods" "Autoloads" "package:base"
Install a New Package
There are two ways to add new R packages. One is installing directly from the CRAN directory and another is downloading the package to your local system and installing it manually.Install directly from CRAN
The following command gets the packages directly from CRAN webpage and installs the package in the R environment. You may be prompted to choose a nearest mirror. Choose the one appropriate to your location.install.packages("Package Name") # Install the package named "XML". install.packages("XML")
Install package manually
Go to the link R Packages to download the package needed. Save the package as a .zip file in a suitable location in the local system.Now you can run the following command to install this package in the R environment.
install.packages(file_name_with_path, repos = NULL, type = "source") # Install the package named "XML" install.packages("E:/XML_3.98-1.3.zip", repos = NULL, type = "source")
Load Package to Library
Before a package can be used in the code, it must be loaded to the current R environment. You also need to load a package that is already installed previously but not available in the current environment.A package is loaded using the following command −
library("package Name", lib.loc = "path to library") # Load the package named "XML" install.packages("E:/XML_3.98-1.3.zip", repos = NULL, type = "source")
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