Error in library(ggplot2) : There is no package called 'ggplot2'

Question

I'm new to R and I'm just trying to get through some tutorials.

When I try installing ggplot2, I get this error.

Error in library(ggplot2) : There is no package called 'ggplot2'

I tried these in R and RStudio.

install.packages("ggplot2", dep=T)

install.packages('ggplot2', repos='http://cran.us.r-project.org')

remove.packages("ggplot2")

but I get the error

(Error in remove.packages : there is no package called 'ggplot2')

This is what I get from install.packages("ggplot2")

> install.packages("ggplot2")
Installing package into ‘.../R/win-library/3.4’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
Warning in install.packages :
  'lib = ".../R/win-library/3.4"' is not writable
trying URL 'https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/contrib/3.4/ggplot2_2.2.1.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 2784566 bytes (2.7 MB)
downloaded 2.7 MB

package ‘ggplot2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning in install.packages :
  cannot remove prior installation of package ‘ggplot2’

The downloaded binary packages are in
    C:...\AppData\Local\temp\RtmpqaGNpr\downloaded_packages

I removed all ggplot2 files manually then tried to install again. Here's my result.

> install.packages("ggplot2")
Installing package into ‘.../R/win-library/3.4’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
trying URL 'https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/cran/bin/windows/contrib/3.4/ggplot2_2.2.1.zip'
Content type 'application/zip' length 2784566 bytes (2.7 MB)
downloaded 2.7 MB

package ‘ggplot2’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
Warning: unable to move temporary installation ‘...\R\win-library\3.4\file26b43a54980\ggplot2’ to ‘...\R\win-library\3.4\ggplot2’

The downloaded binary packages are in
        C:...\AppData\Local\temp\Rtmpq0T9a6\downloaded_packages
> library(ggplot2)
Error in library(ggplot2) : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’
> library("ggplot2")
Error in library("ggplot2") : there is no package called ‘ggplot2’

These code was run using R 3.4.2

Answer 1

Steps

1. Go To Tools

2. Install Packages

3. In Packages Text Box Type ggplot2

4. Check the checkbox install dependencies

Answer 2

You need to update your R version and do this but you'll need install all packages again:

Tool > Global Options > R version (CHANGE) > Select "Use your machine's default version of R..."

Answer 3

When having this issue I would suggest :

• try turning it off and on again
• update R to last version if possible
• remove manually all the folders related to the relevant package and retry the installation
• change your default library location : How do you change library location in R?

Answer 4

Try launching R client directly from command prompt, then issue the instruction: install.packages("ggplot2", lib="C:/Users/YourUser/Documents/R/win-library/3.3")