The problem when installing radiant

[liliwise]

In my Rstudio, when I copy-and-paste the command below:
install.packages("radiant", repos = "https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/")
The console's output is:

install.packages("radiant", repos = "https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/")
Warning in install.packages :
unable to access index for repository https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/src/contrib:
cannot open URL 'https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/src/contrib/PACKAGES'
Warning in install.packages :
package ‘radiant’ is not available (for R version 3.5.3)
Warning in install.packages :
unable to access index for repository https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/bin/windows/contrib/3.5:
cannot open URL 'https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/bin/windows/contrib/3.5/PACKAGES'.

What I want to ask is:

1. Is it a problem with my RStudio‘s version?
2. How can I install it correctly？

[liliwise]

Sorry, In Q1 is R's version.
Thanks!

[vnijs]

I'm not seeing any issues like this on either Windows of macOS. What OS are you using? It seems that your Rstudio is trying to install from source which suggests you are using Linux. Is that the case?

If you on Windows or macOS, can you try running the commands below from Rstudio?

install.packages("radiant.update", repos = "https://radiant-rstats.github.io/minicran/", type = "binary")
radiant.update::radiant.update()

[liliwise]

My OS is Windows, I've run the commands you'd given. But It didn't work.
In Rstudio, the output was as follow. It couldn't open your URL, so I installed unsuccessfully.

What should I do? Looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes for you!

[vnijs]

@liliwise I'm pretty sure this is a problem with settings on your computer as all packages are available for R 3.5.3 on Windows. I have also done additional testing to double check everything. I would recommend the following. (1) Uninstall R from your computer and delete the Documents/R folder. (2) Use the all-in-one installer for windows linked on the page below that we have all our students use. This will install the latest versions of R, Rstudio, and Radiant on your computer. We have had success with this process with 100s of students so I assume it should also work for you. Please try these 2 steps and let me know how it goes.

Install instructions: https://radiant-rstats.github.io/docs/install.html

All-in-one-installer: https://rady.ucsd.edu/faculty/directory/vnijs/Rady-Radiant-Installer-Latest.exe

[liliwise]

Okay，I'll try and give the feedback.
Thanks a lot!

[liliwise]

What happened??? The script crashed and fell into a dead cycle.

I've uninstalled R and Rstudio, then launched the All-in-one-installer.

[vnijs]

This is what is supposed to happen :) Just give it a few minutes. Should be done now right?

[vnijs]

Woops. I didn't notice the messages in the top window. I wonder if there is a firewall issue or something that is blocking you from accessing the repo. Is this your personal computer or a work computer?

Have you tried just using the below? That version is older but should still work fine.

install.packages("radiant")

[liliwise]

It's personal computer using Campus network. I've closed the firewall, but it didn't work.
Now should I reinstall the All-in-one-installer? Or just in Rstudio to use the old version?

Woops. I didn't notice the messages in the top window. I wonder if there is a firewall issue or something that is blocking you from accessing the repo. Is this your personal computer or a work computer?

Have you tried just using the below? That version is older but should still work fine.

install.packages("radiant")

[vnijs]

Just Rstudio. The campus network might still be blocking you though.

[liliwise]

Its result is sading.

Is it related to my OS?

[vnijs]

It looks like (most) packages were installed this time which is good news. The "readr" package was not for some reason. You could try the code below, but it might be that there are other packages that were not installed yet. I don't think it is the OS but perhaps the language settings (?)

install.packages("readr")
install.packages("radiant")

[liliwise]

I've tried on my machine several times, but it didn't work. It may be related to the settings of my OS- Windows 8. Now I'm trying to install it on another machine. Its system is Windows 7, and it uses All-in-one-installer to install radiant. However, the installation is very slow, which may be related to the local network speed. At present, no error has been reported. If the installation is complete, I will give a feedback. Thank you very much for your positive replies.

[liliwise]

There is good news and bad news. The good news is that my win8 system successfully installed the old version of radiant after restarting, and it can be used normally. The bad news is that when another win7 computer installed All-in-one-installer, it also reported an error, unable to open the link, and some dependent files could not be downloaded. The latest version is not available here. But thank you for your answer, and we have solved the problem.

[vnijs]

Thanks for the update @liliwise. I don't think this is a Radiant problem really but rather a problem with R on Windows 7. I just checked and Microsofts support for Windows 7 will end in a few weeks. Is it possible to upgrade to a newer version of Windows?

"Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 7 on January 13, 2015, but extended support won't end until January 14, 2020."

[liliwise]

OK, thanks!