Updating in R studio

We can directly update all packages or a specific package in R studio. To update a package in R we can follow the below given steps.

Step 1: Go to package section

First, go to the package section in R studio and select the “update” option present at the top left corner.

R studio

After clicking on the “update” option in R a window will appear.

Step 2: Select the option in the update package window

Update Package R studio

The options mentioned in this window can be used to update packages according to our needs. The “Select All” option at the bottom left corner of the window can help us select all the packages present in R to update all of them
Other than that we can update packages specifically by checking the tick box present adjacent to the names of individual packages.

Step 3: Choose the package to update

After selecting the package we want to update we can easily select the “Install Updates” option present at the bottom right corner to install updates. This will install all the updates present and the output will be present in the R console.

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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