How long does it take to install an R package? Let's ask Mr Owl.
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One, Two, Three.. One half hour to install 5 packages.
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paging @eddelbuettel github.com/eddelbuettel/r2u + github.com/Enchufa2/bspm

GitHub - Enchufa2/bspm: R Bridge to System Package Manager

R Bridge to System Package Manager. Contribute to Enchufa2/bspm development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Replying to @bolkerb @davidrfeinberg
Then do look at r2u which extends 'easier access / use/ (`bspm`) with a repo full of 19k pre-made binaries (all of CRAN plus bits of BioC) all *with full system-level dependency resolution* for Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04. eddelbuettel.github.io/r2u/

Oct 18, 2022 · 6:17 PM UTC

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Replying to @eddelbuettel @bolkerb @davidrfeinberg
A concrete example: - a colleague recently demoing / installing `tidyverse` on a RHEL cluster machine: 40+ minutes - using r2u on Ubuntu: around 20 seconds, no questions, no extra steps. It just works. Try it via Docker or in your browser via @gitpod.io (see link at repo).
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Oh. Wow. Ok. I'm in. I will do this.
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