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The install.packages() function in R is the automatic unzipping utility that gets and install packages in R.
How do I find out what directory R has chosen to store packages?
How can I change the directory in which R stores and accesses packages?
The
install.packagescommand looks through the.libPaths()variable. Here’s what mine defaults to on OSX:I don’t install packages there by default, I prefer to have them installed in my home directory. In my .Rprofile, I have this line:
This adds the directory
/Users/tex/lib/Rto the front of the.libPaths()variable.