Functions for updating and installing a new version of R and other software - from R


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Documentation for package ‘installr’ version 0.9

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add.installr.GUI Adds a menu based GUI for updating R within Rgui
ask.user.for.a.row Asks the user for a row number from a data.frame table
ask.user.yn.question Asks the user for one yes/no question.
check.for.updates.R Checks if there is a newer version of R
check.integer Check if a number is integer
copy.packages.between.libraries Copies all packages from one library folder to another
create.global.library Creates a global library folder
file.name.from.url Extract the file name from some URL
get.installed.R.folders Returns folder names with R installations
install.7zip Downloads and installs 7-Zip for windows
install.Cygwin Downloads and installs Cygwin for windows
install.cygwin Downloads and installs Cygwin for windows
install.FFmpeg Downloads and installs FFmpeg for windows
install.ffmpeg Downloads and installs FFmpeg for windows
install.git Downloads and installs git and git-gui for windows
install.GitHub Downloads and installs GitHub for windows
install.github Downloads and installs GitHub for windows
install.GraphicsMagick Downloads and installs GraphicsMagick for windows
install.graphicsmagick Downloads and installs GraphicsMagick for windows
install.ImageMagick Downloads and installs ImageMagick for windows
install.imagemagick Downloads and installs ImageMagick for windows
install.LaTeX2RTF Downloads and installs LaTeX2RTF for windows
install.latex2rtf Downloads and installs LaTeX2RTF for windows
install.LyX Downloads and installs LyX for windows
install.lyx Downloads and installs LyX for windows
install.MikTeX Downloads and installs MikTeX for windows
install.miktex Downloads and installs MikTeX for windows
install.notepadpp Downloads and installs Notepad++ for windows
install.npptor Downloads and installs NppToR for windows
install.packages.zip Downloads and installs a ZIP R package Binary (for Windows) from a URL
install.pandoc Downloads and installs pandoc
install.R Downloads and installs the latest R version
install.RStudio Downloads and installs RStudio for windows
install.rstudio Downloads and installs RStudio for windows
install.Rtools Downloads and installs Rtools
install.rtools Downloads and installs Rtools
install.SWFTools Downloads and installs SWFTools for windows
install.swftools Downloads and installs SWFTools for windows
install.URL Downloads and runs a .exe installer file for some software from a URL
installr Installing software from R
is.exe.installed Checks if some .exe is available in on the Windows machine search PATH
is.Rgui Checks if the R session is running within Rgui (Windows OS)
is.RStudio Checks if the R session is running within RStudio
is.windows Checks if the running OS is windows
os.hibernate Hibernate the operating system (Windows) through a shell command
os.lock Locks the operating system (Windows) through a shell command
os.manage Gives managing option to the current OS (shutdown, restart, sleep, hibernate, etc...)
os.restart Restarts the operating system (Windows) through a shell command
os.shutdown Shut down the operating system with the command 'shutdown'
os.sleep Sleeps the operating system (Windows) through a shell command
remove.installr.GUI Removes the menu based GUI for updating R within Rgui
source.https Read R Code from a File in an https URL
system.PATH Returns the search path for executable files
turn.number.version Turns a vector of version-numbers back to version-character
turn.version.to.number Turns version to number (for a vector of values)
turn.version.to.number1 Turns version to number (for 1 value only)
updateR Checks for the latest R version, and if there is a newer version of R - downloads and installs it.