A common problem when trying to install R packages locally in the workplace can be problems with permissions which restrict the ability to run the standard R code below:
install.packages("tidyverse")
This python code locates and downloads the R packages that you need and provides the text you need to paste into R to install these locally installed packages.
Note that this code was inspired by this stackoverflow answer
In order to use this code, first make sure prerequisite python3 packages are installed (see below). Next make a clone of this repository and open a terminal in this folder and type the following:
python3 Download_local-R-package.py
Text will appear in the terminal asking "What are the package names?". Type the packages separated by a comma and press the ENTER key.
Each package will then be located and downloaded to the folder where you have saved the local_R_install repository. The necessary R code to install these packages will then be outputted. Simply open up R studio and copy the output from the terminal into the R studio console and your packages should install!
Note that you can easily copy from the terminal using CTRL+SHIFT+C.
This code is dependent on having python3 and pip3 installed and the following python3 packages: requests. Either install these or, if you are less familiar with python, open a terminal in the repository folder and type the following:
bash install_dependencies.sh