Error in library(preproc) : there is no package called ‘preproc’

Question

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While running this script of metaOmics-

shiny::runApp('metaOmics', port=9987, launch.browser=T)

Getting error like this-

 √  checking for file 'C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpKU9bAR\remotes24f4668b6da7\preproc-master/DESCRIPTION' ...
    -  preparing 'preproc':
    √  checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... 
    -  checking for LF line-endings in source and make files and shell scripts (346ms)
    -  checking for empty or unneeded directories
    -  looking to see if a 'data/datalist' file should be added
    -  building 'preproc_1.2-4.tar.gz'

    ERROR: dependency 'DMwR' is not available for package 'preproc'
    * removing 'C:/R/R-4.0.5/library/preproc'
    Warning in i.p(...) :
      installation of package ‘C:/Users/kiit1/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpKU9bAR/file24f433e4903/preproc_1.2-4.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status
    Error in library(preproc) : there is no package called ‘preproc’

How to solve it?

[Kevin Blighe]

Also, can you please cease posting different versions of the same question? It is frustrating.

• Issues in Meta Data analysis
• metaOmics Installation issues in windows 4.0.5 using R
• MetaOmics installation issues in R version 4.0.5

Please keep everything in the same thread by adding comments where necessary.

[Dave Carlson]

I think in this case the issue is that DMwR has been removed from CRAN, but the prepoc package from metaOmics relies on it.

You might want to submit an issue to the developer of metaOmics:

https://github.com/metaOmics/preproc

You could also try installing the DMwR package manually.

[Kevin Blighe]

You first need to install DMwR:

BiocManager::install('DMwR')

..or:

install.packages('DMwR')

Then try to install preproc

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Already tried that and getting error like this-

 'getOption("repos")' replaces Bioconductor standard repositories, see '?repositories' for details

replacement repositories:
    CRAN: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/CRAN

Bioconductor version 3.12 (BiocManager 1.30.12), R 4.0.5 (2021-03-31) Installing package(s) 'DMwR' Warning message: package ‘DMwR’ is not available for this version of R

A version of this package for your version of R might be available elsewhere, see the ideas at https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-patched/R-admin.html#Installing-packages

Answer 1

[ATpoint]

Then you have to compile the latest of the archived releases https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/DMwR/ from source (tarball), see for how-to: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4739837/how-do-i-install-an-r-package-from-the-source-tarball-on-windows

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Solved. Very grateful for the precious help