Using R to install stuff (such as: R, Rtools, RStudio, git, and more!)


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Documentation for package ‘installr’ version 0.14.0

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add.installr.GUI Adds a menu based GUI for updating R within Rgui
add_load_installr_on_startup_menu Add menu item for having installr load on startup
add_remove_installr_from_startup_menu Add menu item for having installr NOT load on startup
add_to_.First_in_Rprofile.site Add a code line to Rprofile.site .First
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.
barplot_package_users_per_day barplot for the number of users installation of a package
browse.latest.R.NEWS See the NEWS file for the latest R release
check.for.updates.R Checks if there is a newer version of R
check.integer Check if a number is integer
checkMD5sums2 Check and Create MD5 Checksum Files
copy.packages.between.libraries Copies all packages from one library folder to another
cranometer Measures the speed of downloading from different CRAN mirrors
create.global.library Creates a global library folder
download_RStudio_CRAN_data Download RStudio CRAN mirror data files into a folder
fetch_tag_from_Rd Access tag elements from R's Rd file
file.name.from.url Extract the file name from some URL
format_RStudio_CRAN_data Format the RStudio CRAN mirror data into the data.table format
freegeoip Geolocate IP addresses in R
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.Rdevel Downloads and installs the latest Rdevel 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.empty Checks if an object is empty (e.g: of zero length)
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
is_in_.First_in_Rprofile.site Remove a code line from Rprofile.site .First
lineplot_package_downloads barplot for the number of users installation of a package
load_installr_on_startup Have the installr package load on startup
most_downloaded_packages Most downloaded packages
myip Retreiving your public IP via http://api.exip.org/
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
package_authors Access (and clean) author elements from R's Rd file
pkgDNLs_worldmapcolor Worldmap colored by the number of downloads for a given package
read_RStudio_CRAN_data Reads RStudio CRAN mirror data files from a folder
remove.installr.GUI Removes the menu based GUI for updating R within Rgui
remove_from_.First_in_Rprofile.site Remove a code line from Rprofile.site .First
require2 Loading Packages (and Installing them if they are missing)
restart_RGui Restart RGui from RGui
rm_installr_from_startup Have the installr package NOT load on startup
R_version_in_a_folder Get the version of the R installed in a folder
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)
uninstall.R Uninstall an R version
uninstall.r Uninstall an R version
updateR Checks for the latest R version, and if there is a newer version of R - downloads and installs it.
up_folder Performs "up-level" on a folder string