Error in library(ggplot2) : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’ Execution halted

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I updated my system from ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10. everything worked fine on my previous version, but updating removed all my R libraries.

I want to reinstall them, but when I try and install anything, i.e.

install.packages("data.table")
Installing package into ‘/home/sam/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.5’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
trying URL 'http://cran.revolutionanalytics.com/src/contrib/data.table_1.11.8.tar.gz'
Content type 'application/octet-stream' length 3262853 bytes (3.1 MB)
==================================================
downloaded 3.1 MB

Error in library(ggplot2) : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’
Execution halted

The downloaded source packages are in
    ‘/tmp/RtmpYnxoaQ/downloaded_packages’
Warning message:
In install.packages("data.table") :
  installation of package ‘data.table’ had non-zero exit status

I get some error about ggplot2 not being present, even though i'm not trying to install it. Currently I haven't managed to isntall any libraries.

I am using R version 3.5.1 (2018-07-02) -- "Feather Spray". which is the most recent version.

Any idea why this is happening?

No, idea. Is this a vanilla R session without any loading of old work spaces or Rprofile.site (or similar configuration) file? — Roland
– Roland, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 15:15
It looks like R is trying to install dependecies which it can't find. You seem to use a different repo than me (it works on my Ubuntu machine). Can you try install.packages("data.table", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org")? — JBGruber
– JBGruber, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 15:17
@Roland Actually I didn't know what vanilla R is, normally I just hit 'R' in the terminal and go from there. But I just tried starting R --vanilla and the packages installed properly. But when I go back into just starting with 'R', the same errors appear — user438383
– user438383, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 15:21
So, R was loading something at start-up as I suspected. Find the file that is loaded and look at its content. — Roland
– Roland, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 15:23
Search your system for the files Rprofile.site, .Rprofile, and .Rdata. (I've rarely used R from a linux command line.) — Roland
– Roland, Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 15:33

user438383 · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-04 09:07:00Z

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@Roland was correct - the issue here was that I was trying to load libraries from my .Rprofile that weren't installed. Removing these lines from the .Rprofile stopped the error message.

answered May 4, 2021 at 9:07

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andhherson · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-02 13:46:15Z

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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..."

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student · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-26 14:21:43Z

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I did two things and it's work. Hopefully, it does for you also

a) Update your R and do this.
Tool > Global Options > R version (CHANGE) > Select "Choose the specific version of R...". Mostly just choose the latest version.
b) Restart your app after.
Install ggplot2 using this command:

install.packages("ggplot2", dependencies = TRUE)  
library(ggplot2)

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