[R] install package from CRAN

[Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On
> Behalf Of cindy Guo
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:36 PM
> To: Steve Lianoglou
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] install package from CRAN
> 
> Hi, Steve,
> 
> Thanks for the response.
> 
> I did the same thing:
>  install.packages('mvtnorm')
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `'mvtnorm''
> 
> I think what may cause difference is that I am using a unix cluster of my
> university, so I am not the administrator. Do I need to set the path?
> 
> Cindy
> 
The error you are getting is from the bash shell.  Are you trying to run the command from the shell, or from inside R?  You need to start R and then run install.packages('mvtnorm') from the R terminal.  You still may have permission problems, and I think you will need to have installed and have access to the appropriate tools for building packages.

Hope this is helpful,

Dan

Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA  98504-5204