Episode 5: Basic Package Management
Posted on Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 | Category: Podcast
After a brief delay here’s episode 5 of the R-Podcast. In this episode: R 2.15.0 released, listener feedback, and discussion on basic package management. I discuss helpful resources for finding packages,installation procedures, and how to determine what packages are installed in your R system, among other considerations. If you are interested in providing a listener tip about R in audio format, please call the voicemail hotline at +1-269-849-9780 or record a short mp3 or ogg audio clip and send it to theRcast(at)gmail.com . Hope you enjoy the episode!
Show Notes
- R version 2.15.0 release notes: http://cran.r-project.org/src/base/NEWS.html
- “R Fell on Alabama Last Night” presentation by Kent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8d54ThS37Q
- R script used in this episode: https://github.com/thercast/package_admin/blob/master/basic-package-management.R
- R packages included by default: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-FAQ.html#Which-add_002don-packages-exist-for-R_003f
- CRAN Task Views: http://cran.r-project.org/web/views/
- R-Forge: https://r-forge.r-project.org
- RSeek: http://www.rseek.org
- Crantastic: http://www.crantastic.org
- unknownR R package list: http://unknownr.r-forge.r-project.org/toppkgs.html
- Rtools: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools
- R Administration Manual-Updating packages: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-admin.html#Updating-packages
- Upgrading R on Windows and updating packages: http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/04/changing-your-r-upgrading-strategy-and-the-r-code-to-do-it-on-windows/
- UCLA R FAQ on managing packages: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/faq/packages.htm
- Theme music provided by WillRock from the Return All Robots Remix Album at ocremix.org
- The Closing theme is entitled Crysis Crystal and provided by K-wix from the Mega Man 9: Back in Blue album at ocremix.org
Episode 5 Time Stamps
00:00 The R-Podcast #005 Basic Package Management
00:32 Introduction
01:06 R 2.15.0 "Easter Beagle" released
02:01 Listener Feedback
09:02 What is a package?
12:00 Libraries
13:33 What packages do you have?
19:36 Finding packages
33:26 Installing packages
46:12 Using packages
51:08 Updating packages
58:12 Wrapping up: subscribe to the podcast, theRcast(at)gmail.com, + 1-269-849-9780
61:14 End
Hosts
Eric Nantz
Eric Nantz is a principal research scientist at a large life sciences company, creating innovative analytical pipelines and capabilities supporting study designs and analyses. Outside of his day job, Eric is passionate about connecting with the R community as the creator/host of the R-Podcast, Shiny Developer Series, and a curator / podcast host for the R Weekly project. Plus, he likes to share his adventures with R and general computing on Twitch livestreams at twitch.tv/rpodcast.