Error in library(ggplot2) : There is no package called 'ggplot2'

Question

I'm new to R and I'm just trying to get through some tutorials.

When I try installing ggplot2, I get this error.

Error in library(ggplot2) : There is no package called 'ggplot2'

I tried these in R and RStudio.

install.packages("ggplot2", dep=T)

install.packages('ggplot2', repos='http://cran.us.r-project.org')

remove.packages("ggplot2")

but I get the error

(Error in remove.packages : there is no package called 'ggplot2')

This is what I get from install.packages("ggplot2")

> install.packages("ggplot2")
Installing package into ‘.../R/win-library/3.4’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
Warning in install.packages :
  'lib = ".../R/win-library/3.4"' is not writable
trying URL 'https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.4/ggplot2_2.2.1.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 2784566 bytes (2.7 MB)
downloaded 2.7 MB

package ‘ggplot2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning in install.packages :
  cannot remove prior installation of package ‘ggplot2’

The downloaded binary packages are in
    C:...\AppData\Local\temp\RtmpqaGNpr\downloaded_packages

I removed all ggplot2 files manually then tried to install again. Here's my result.

> install.packages("ggplot2")
Installing package into ‘.../R/win-library/3.4’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
trying URL 'https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/cran/bin/windows/contrib/3.4/ggplot2_2.2.1.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 2784566 bytes (2.7 MB)
downloaded 2.7 MB

package ‘ggplot2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation ‘...\R\win-library\3.4\file26b43a54980\ggplot2’ to ‘...\R\win-library\3.4\ggplot2’

The downloaded binary packages are in
        C:...\AppData\Local\temp\Rtmpq0T9a6\downloaded_packages
> library(ggplot2)
Error in library(ggplot2) : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’
> library("ggplot2")
Error in library("ggplot2") : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’

These code was run using R 3.4.2

What errors do you get from the install.packages lines? That one is probably more relevant. — Gregor Thomas
– Gregor Thomas, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:11
It's better to get ggplot from its source. You should install the package devtools and then install ggplot using devtools::install_github("tidyverse/ggplot2"). Here's a link: github.com/tidyverse/ggplot2 — Cris
– Cris, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:12
library doesn't install the package, it just makes it available, first run install.packages("ggplot2"), then library(ggplot2) — moodymudskipper
– moodymudskipper, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:14
I had this issue with purrr a few days ago, I closed all R sessions I had, removed the existing files manually and installation went fine afterwards — moodymudskipper
– moodymudskipper, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 15:33
you can try to change the default installation folder, check this: stackoverflow.com/questions/2698269/… — moodymudskipper
– moodymudskipper, Commented Oct 16, 2017 at 16:09

Bill the Lizard · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-31 16:55:09Z

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Steps

Go To Tools
Install Packages
In Packages Text Box Type ggplot2
Check the checkbox install dependencies

edited Jul 31, 2018 at 16:55

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moodymudskipper · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-17 07:24:32Z

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When having this issue I would suggest :

try turning it off and on again
update R to last version if possible
remove manually all the folders related to the relevant package and retry the installation
change your default library location : How do you change library location in R?

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Renaud · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-23 22:18:44Z

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Try launching R client directly from command prompt, then issue the instruction: install.packages("ggplot2", lib="C:/Users/YourUser/Documents/R/win-library/3.3")

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andhherson · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-02 13:44:00Z

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You need to update your R version and do this but you'll need install all packages again:

Tool > Global Options > R version (CHANGE) > Select "Use your machine's default version of R..."

edited Sep 2, 2020 at 13:44

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