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Install packages from CRAN, Bioconductor, or GitHub

Source: R/package.R
install_packages.Rd

Installs each entry in pkgs from the selected repo. Skips packages that are already installed (unless force = TRUE). For GitHub, pass "owner/repo" strings (e.g., "rstudio/gt").

Usage

install_packages(
  pkgs,
  repo = c("cran", "bioc", "github"),
  dependencies = TRUE,
  update = FALSE,
  force = FALSE
)

Arguments

pkgs

Character vector of package identifiers.

  • For repo = "cran" or "bioc": package names, e.g. "dplyr".

  • For repo = "github": "owner/repo" strings, e.g. "tidyverse/ggplot2".

repo

One of "cran", "bioc", or "github". Default "cran".

dependencies

Logical; forwarded to utils::install.packages() and remotes::install_github(). Default TRUE.

update

Logical; only used when repo = "bioc". If TRUE, allow BiocManager::install() to update other Bioconductor packages. Default FALSE to keep installs reproducible.

force

Logical; reinstall even if the package appears installed. (For GitHub, the installed check uses the package name part after /.)

Value

Character vector of packages that are still not installed afterward.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  install_packages(c("dplyr","ggplot2"))                    # CRAN
  install_packages("SummarizedExperiment", repo = "bioc")   # Bioconductor
  install_packages("rstudio/gt", repo = "github")           # GitHub
} # }