Dear Fran,

Please include the R-SIG-Mac list in a discussion started on the list.

> On Nov 24, 2018, at 3:16 PM, FRANCISCO JOSE OTERO FERRER 
> <fran.ot...@fpct.ulpgc.es> wrote:
> 
> Dear John,
> 
> thanks again. I had tried “R CMD INSTALL”:
> 
> MacBook-Pro-de-Francisco-2:~ franciscooteroferrer$ R CMD INSTALL 
> Rcmdr_2.2-5.tar.gz
> Warning: invalid package ‘Rcmdr_2.2-5.tar.gz’
> Error: ERROR: no packages specified
> 
> but again did not work…

You may have picked the wrong version of the Rcmdr package for your R version, 
the file may have been corrupted, or may be in the wrong directory.

> I will probably update my MAC OS version and install the last R Commander. It 
> would be better.

Yes, that’s a much better idea, and it’s generally a good idea to keep software 
up to date.

Best,
 John

> 
> Thank you for your time and sorry to disturb you,
> 
> All the Best 
> 
> Fran
> Francisco Otero Ferrer, PhD
> University Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (IU 
> ECOAQUA)
> Scientific and Technological Marine Park
> University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
> 35200 Telde (Las Palmas - España)
> +34 928 454910
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> El 24/11/2018, a las 20:10, Fox, John <j...@mcmaster.ca> escribió:
>> 
>> Dear Fran,
>> 
>>> On Nov 24, 2018, at 2:40 PM, FRANCISCO JOSE OTERO FERRER 
>>> <fran.ot...@fpct.ulpgc.es> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Professor Fox,
>>> 
>>> thank you very much for your advices.
>>> 
>>> I have tried to install old Rcmdr version through MAC OS Terminal window 
>>> putting “R CMD INSTALL Rcmdr_2.2-5.tar.gz” and downloading previously the 
>>> file Rcmdr_2.2-5.tar.gz from 
>>> <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/Rcmdr/>.
>>> 
>>> MacBook-Pro-de-Francisco-2:~ franciscooteroferrer$ INSTALL 
>>> Rcmdr_2.2-5.tar.gz
>> 
>> The command is R CMD INSTALL *not* INSTALL
>> 
>> Also, the command assumes that the downloaded file is in the current 
>> directory — your home directory in your failed attempt.
>> 
>> Finally, as I said initially, I’d anticipate problems installing some of the 
>> other packages on which the Rcmdr depends.
>> 
>> Best,
>> John
>> 
>>> usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
>>>               [-o owner] file1 file2
>>>       install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
>>>               [-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory
>>>       install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory …
>>> 
>>> Then I have tried to open in R following the standard procedure:
>>> install.packages(“Rcmdr")
>>> 
>>> Then
>>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
>>> Warning message:
>>> package ‘Rcmdr’ is not available (for R version 3.3.3)
>>> 
>>> but again there is some problems to install Rcommander.
>>> Sorry to disturb you again, it is my first contact with R… not really 
>>> successful.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for your time,
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> 
>>> Fran
>>> 
>>> Francisco Otero Ferrer, PhD
>>> University Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (IU 
>>> ECOAQUA)
>>> Scientific and Technological Marine Park
>>> University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
>>> 35200 Telde (Las Palmas - España)
>>> +34 928 454910
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> El 24/11/2018, a las 15:55, Fox, John <j...@mcmaster.ca> escribió:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear Fran,
>>>> 
>>>> To elaborate slightly, old sources for the Rcmdr package (and all other 
>>>> CRAN packages) are available on CRAN. The old-package archive for the 
>>>> Rcmdr is at <https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/Rcmdr/>.
>>>> 
>>>> You can download the source package for an older version of the Rcmdr and 
>>>> install it in a macOS terminal window from the directory where you put the 
>>>> file, via the command R CMD INSTALL Rcmdr_x.y-z.tar.gz (where x, y, z 
>>>> correspond to the version that you downloaded).
>>>> 
>>>> This should work because the Rcmdr package includes no compiled code but 
>>>> you may encounter problems: The Rcmdr package depends on many other 
>>>> packages and some of these may also be unavailable in their current 
>>>> versions for your version of macOS or may be incompatible with the older 
>>>> version of the Rcmdr that you install.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope this helps,
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> John Fox
>>>> Professor Emeritus
>>>> McMaster University
>>>> Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
>>>> Web: https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/jfox/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: R-SIG-Mac [mailto:r-sig-mac-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>> Mario
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2018 8:11 AM
>>>>> To: FRANCISCO JOSE OTERO FERRER <fran.ot...@fpct.ulpgc.es>
>>>>> Cc: r-sig-mac@r-project.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [R-SIG-Mac] Problem with R commander installation under MAC
>>>>> OX 10.10
>>>>> 
>>>>> Old sources:  Rcmdr archive
>>>>> 
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Mario
>>>>> 
>>>>>> El 24 nov 2018, a las 9:43, FRANCISCO JOSE OTERO FERRER
>>>>> <fran.ot...@fpct.ulpgc.es> escribió:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Dear users,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am quite new with R, so apologizes for my ignorance. I have MAC OX 
>>>>>> 10.10
>>>>> (Yosemite) and I would like to install  Rcommander, however apparently it 
>>>>> is
>>>>> not possible:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> install.packages("Rcmdr")
>>>>>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Warning
>>>>>> message:
>>>>>> package ‘Rcmdr’ is not available (for R version 3.3.3)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As I have other softwares that it could have problems with OX update, I 
>>>>>> am
>>>>> just wondering if there is any manner to install R commander without 
>>>>> update
>>>>> my OX version.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you very much,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Fran
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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