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Usage

ch20()

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Examples

if (interactive()) {
# Chapter 20 - Ten Tips on Working with Packages

## Poking Around the Nooks and Crannies of CRAN

options("repos" = c(CRAN = "https://cran.ma.imperial.ac.uk/"))

## Finding Interesting Packages

## Installing Packages

if (FALSE) {
install.packages("fortunes")
}

## Loading Packages

library("fortunes")

## Reading the Package Manual and Vignette

library(help=fortunes)
if (FALSE) {
vignette("fortunes")
}

## Updating Packages

if (FALSE) {
update.packages()
}

## Unloading Packages

search()
detach(package:fortunes, unload=TRUE)

## Forging Ahead with R-Forge

if (FALSE) {
install.packages("data.table", repos="https://R-Forge.R-project.org")
}

## Conducting Installations from BioConductor

if (FALSE) {
source("https://bioconductor.org/biocLite.R")
}

## Reading the R Manual

}