Updating a Specific Package
To update a particular package in R we can use the below-mentioned syntax. We will understand this with the help of a package called ggplot2 used for visualization in R.
R
#syntax to update packageinstall.packages("package_name", dependencies = TRUE, update = TRUE)#example usageinstall.packages("ggplot2", dependencies = TRUE, update = TRUE) |
Output:
package ‘wk’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘classInt’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘s2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘units’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘ggplot2movies’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘hexbin’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘mapproj’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘maps’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘sf’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘svglite’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘vdiffr’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
package ‘ggplot2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Updating Packages In R
R is a statistical programming language that relies heavily on the packages and libraries it offers. These packages help with many problems by offering features that make the analysis easier. Updating these packages is crucial to use the new features, bug fixes, or improvements. In this article, we will learn how to update packages in R Programming Language.
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