From edd at debian.org  Tue Apr 11 13:30:16 2017
From: edd at debian.org (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:30:16 -0500
Subject: [Rd] Downloader that Resolves library dependencies
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On 11 April 2017 at 13:01, Ulrich Windl wrote:
| If you want to install an extra library like "car", there is a long list of dependencies. If you just download "car", you cannot use it.
| Unfortunately the download links offer no solution to select all dependent libraries for download also. It would be nice, however.
| (This is interesting for people that want to use R in an Intranet that does not have Internet access)

The package system mechanism is really good, and has its kinked worked
out. He describe an additional constraint from your side ("no internet")
which makes downloading challenging in the first place.

But that question has been answered too, and many times over by now. Eg
http://stackoverflow.com/a/6281417/143305

Dirk

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[Rd] Downloader that Resolves library dependencies
Dirk Eddelbuettel