Error while installing ggplot2 package

Question

I am unable to install ggplot2 package. I tried running below code.

install.packages("ggplot2")
 also installing the dependencies ‘stringi’, ‘colorspace’, ‘Rcpp’,     ‘stringr’, ‘munsell’, ‘plyr’, ‘digest’, ‘reshape2’, ‘scales’

trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/stringi_1.0-1.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 14265659 bytes (13.6 MB)
downloaded 13.6 MB

trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/colorspace_1.2-6.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 392857 bytes (383 KB)
downloaded 383 KB

trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/Rcpp_0.12.2.zip'
Warning in install.packages :
InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'
Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : 
cannot open URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/Rcpp_0.12.2.zip'
Warning in install.packages :
 download of package ‘Rcpp’ failed
trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/stringr_1.0.0.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 83159 bytes (81 KB)
downloaded 81 KB

trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/munsell_0.4.2.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 125762 bytes (122 KB)
downloaded 122 KB

trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/plyr_1.8.3.zip'
Warning in install.packages :
InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'
Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : 
cannot open URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/plyr_1.8.3.zip'
Warning in install.packages :
download of package ‘plyr’ failed
trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/digest_0.6.8.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 151939 bytes (148 KB)
downloaded 148 KB

trying URL 

'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/reshape2_1.4.1.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'
  Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : 
  cannot open URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/reshape2_1.4.1.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  download of package ‘reshape2’ failed
  trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/scales_0.3.0.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'
  Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : 
  cannot open URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/scales_0.3.0.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  download of package ‘scales’ failed
  trying URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/ggplot2_1.0.1.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'
  Error in download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : 
  cannot open URL 'http://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.2/ggplot2_1.0.1.zip'
  Warning in install.packages :
  download of package ‘ggplot2’ failed
  package ‘stringi’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
  package ‘colorspace’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
  package ‘stringr’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
  package ‘munsell’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
  package ‘digest’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked

I tried installing the plyr package individually but I got the same error

InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out'

while installing the dependency package Rcpp and plyr also failed

How to select a mirror? I didn't get that option to select any mirror @Pascal — mockash
– mockash, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 6:40
What is your OS? Are you installing through RStudio? If on Linux, do you have any Rprofile file in your home? — user3710546
– user3710546, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 6:41
@Pascal I am working on windows 7 and yes installing through RStudio and my R version is 3.2. Just to add to that I also tried downloading the .tar file from CRAN and install the package. but that also failed. — mockash
– mockash, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 6:46
You can change the default mirror in RStudio. Search in Tools > Global Options — user3710546
– user3710546, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 6:51
Possible duplicate of Unable to install packages in latest version of RStudio and R Version.3.1.1 — user3710546
– user3710546, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 7:11

ruchijain90 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-10 06:50:49Z

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Try and see if the following syntax works for you:

install.packages("ggplot2", dependencies = TRUE, repos = "http://cran.rstudio.com/")

Mirror names can be changed via "repos".

answered Dec 10, 2015 at 6:50

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mockash Over a year ago

tried the same but still I am getting the same error "InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The operation timed out' "

mockash Over a year ago

your code installed few dependency packages including plyr but ggplot2 has failed.

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