R Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’ (Example & Fix)
In this R article you’ll learn how to handle the Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’.
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You’re here for the answer, so let’s get straight to the examples!
Example 1: Reproduce the Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’
In Example 1, I’ll illustrate how to replicate the Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’.
Let’s assume that we want to load the caret package into R. Then, we might try to apply the following R code:
library("caret") # Try to load caret package # Error in library("caret") : there is no package called 'caret' |
library("caret") # Try to load caret package # Error in library("caret") : there is no package called 'caret'
Unfortunately, the RStudio console returns the error message Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’.
The reason for this is that I have not installed the caret package before loading it. In the next example, I’ll show how to solve this problem!
Example 2: Fix the Error in library(“X”) : there is no package called ‘X’
In this example, I’ll demonstrate how to install and load a package properly.
In case the caret package is not installed yet, we have to apply the install packages function first:
install.packages("caret") # Install caret |
install.packages("caret") # Install caret
Note that you have to install a package only once. In the next R session, this step has not to be done again.
Now, we can apply the library function to load the caret package:
library("caret") # Load caret |
library("caret") # Load caret
This time, it worked without any errors!
In the present example, I have installed and loaded the caret package. Please note that we could apply the same type of code to other packages such as ggplot2, dplyr, or stringr as well.
Video & Further Resources
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4 Comments. Leave new
Hi, it is quite obvious I install the package before using the library, and the error is still being the same, is there another advise
Hey Luis,
Could you please share your code?
Regards,
Joachim
This is mostly happening in linux r studio
I used install.packages(“glmnet”)
they are installed to temp/dkjflkaj/downloads
but while loading library i could see the hint coming but library is not loading.
can you help me with this
Hey Uday,
Unfortunately, I have no experience using Linux. I have recently created a Facebook discussion group where people can ask questions about R programming and statistics. Could you post your question there? This way, others can contribute/read as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/statisticsglobe
Regards,
Joachim