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Install or update packages from CRAN or Bioconductor

pak::pkg_install("tibble")

#>✔ Loading metadata database ... done#>#> → Willinstall 11 packages.#> → All 11 packages (7.48 MB) are cached.#>+cli         3.4.1#>+fansi       1.0.3#>+glue        1.6.2#>+lifecycle   1.0.3#>+magrittr    2.0.3#>+pillar      1.8.1#>+pkgconfig   2.0.3#>+rlang       1.0.6#>+tibble      3.1.8#>+utf8        1.2.2#>+vctrs       0.5.1#>ℹ No downloads are needed, 11 pkgs (7.48 MB) are cached#>✔ Installedcli 3.4.1(68ms)#>✔ Installedfansi 1.0.3(78ms)#>✔ Installedglue 1.6.2(95ms)#>✔ Installedlifecycle 1.0.3(120ms)#>✔ Installedmagrittr 2.0.3(126ms)#>✔ Installedpkgconfig 2.0.3(125ms)#>✔ Installedpillar 1.8.1(154ms)#>✔ Installedrlang 1.0.6(176ms)#>✔ Installedtibble 3.1.8(77ms)#>✔ Installedutf8 1.2.2(44ms)#>✔ Installedvctrs 0.5.1(35ms)#>✔ 1 pkg + 10 deps: added 11[2.8s]

Install packages from GitHub

pak::pkg_install("tidyverse/tibble")

#>#> → Willupdate 2 packages.#> → All 2 packages (0 B) are cached.#>+tibble 3.1.8 → 3.1.8.9002 👷🏾🔧 (GitHub: 37ec86a)#>+vctrs  0.5.1 → 0.5.1.9000 👷🏼‍♂️🔧 (GitHub: 48794fd)#>ℹ No downloads are needed, 2 pkgs are cached#>ℹ Packagingvctrs 0.5.1.9000#>✔ Packagedvctrs 0.5.1.9000(1.5s)#>ℹ Buildingvctrs 0.5.1.9000#>✔ Builtvctrs 0.5.1.9000(11s)#>✔ Installedvctrs 0.5.1.9000 (github::r-lib/vctrs@48794fd)(36ms)#>ℹ Packagingtibble 3.1.8.9002#>✔ Packagedtibble 3.1.8.9002(525ms)#>ℹ Buildingtibble 3.1.8.9002#>✔ Builttibble 3.1.8.9002(3.1s)#>✔ Installedtibble 3.1.8.9002 (github::tidyverse/tibble@37ec86a)(34ms)#>✔ 1 pkg + 10 deps: kept 9, upd 2[18.9s]

Look up dependencies

pak::pkg_deps_tree("tibble")

#>tibble3.1.8✨#> ├─fansi1.0.3✨#> ├─lifecycle1.0.3✨#> │ ├─cli3.4.1✨#> │ ├─glue1.6.2✨#> │ └─rlang1.0.6✨#> ├─magrittr2.0.3✨#> ├─pillar1.8.1✨#> │ ├─cli#> │ ├─fansi#> │ ├─glue#> │ ├─lifecycle#> │ ├─rlang#> │ ├─utf81.2.2✨#> │ └─vctrs0.5.1✨#> │   ├─cli#> │   ├─glue#> │   ├─lifecycle#> │   └─rlang#> ├─pkgconfig2.0.3✨#> ├─rlang#> └─vctrs#>#> Key:✨ new

Explain dependencies

pak::pkg_deps_explain("tibble","rlang")

#> tibble -> lifecycle -> rlang#> tibble -> pillar -> lifecycle -> rlang#> tibble -> pillar -> rlang#> tibble -> pillar -> vctrs -> lifecycle -> rlang#> tibble -> pillar -> vctrs -> rlang#> tibble -> rlang#> tibble -> vctrs -> lifecycle -> rlang#> tibble -> vctrs -> rlang

Install a local package and its dependencies

pak::local_install("cli")

#>#> → Willupdate 1 package.#> → The package (0 B) is cached.#>+cli 3.4.1 → 3.4.1 👷🏿🔧#>ℹ No downloads are needed, 1 pkg is cached#>✔ Gotcli 3.4.1 (source) (96 B)#>ℹ Packagingcli 3.4.1#>✔ Packagedcli 3.4.1(664ms)#>ℹ Buildingcli 3.4.1#>✔ Builtcli 3.4.1(5s)#>✔ Installedcli 3.4.1 (local)(42ms)#>✔ 1 pkg: upd 1, dld 1 (NA B)[6.4s]

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install.packages("pak",repos= sprintf("https://r-lib.github.io/p/pak/stable/%s/%s/%s",.Platform$pkgType, R.Version()$os, R.Version()$arch))

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install.packages("pak")

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