install_deb: Install an R package from the Debian Package Repository
In rpkyle/debbie: Retrieve and Install Debian Binary Versions of R Packages

This function attempts to retrieve a Debian binary package corresponding to a (source) R package, which is then extracted and installed, without having to configure or edit the apt sources.list file.

install_deb(package = NULL, pkg_ver = NULL,
  mirror = "http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/r",
  sources_url = "https://sources.debian.org/api/src", release = "sid",
  download_path = tempdir(), clean = FALSE, opts = c("--no-docs",
  "--no-multiarch", "--no-demo"), echo = FALSE, show = TRUE,
  fail_on_status = TRUE, ...)

`package`	A character string describing an R package, for which a search of the Debian package repository will be performed.
`pkg_ver`	A character string describing a particular version of an R package, for which a search will be performed.
`mirror`	A character string which represents a valid URL to a Debian package mirror's R package tree. Default is to use http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/r.
`sources_url`	A character string which represents a valid URL to a Debian sources API. Default is https://sources.debian.org/api/src.
`release`	A character string describing the desired Debian release code name, default is `sid`.
`clean`	Logical. A Boolean flag indicating whether the non-package directories extracted from the archive should be deleted.
`opts`	A vector of character strings containing command line arguments for `INSTALL`, used when installing the downloaded package. Default is `--no-docs`, `--no-multiarch`, `--no-demo`.
`echo`	Logical. A Boolean flag passed to `callr::rcmd` which indicates whether the complete command should be echoed to the R console.
`show`	Logical. A Boolean flag passed to `callr::rcmd` which indicates whether the standard output of the `INSTALL` command run by `callr::rcmd` should be displayed while the process is running.
`fail_on_status`	Logical. A Boolean flag passed to `callr::rcmd` which controls whether an error should be thrown if the underlying process terminates with a status code other than 0. Default is `TRUE`.
`...`	Arguments to be passed on to `remotes::install_deps`.
`pkg_path`	A character string describing the intended destination directory of the package when downloaded. Default is the session temporary directory given by `tempdir()`.

This can be useful if you're in a hurry, or want to simplify the install process for users who have limited familiarity with system configuration but wish to avoid the time required to retrieve and compile R packages for Debian or Ubuntu from CRAN or GitHub.

rpkyle/debbie documentation built on Oct. 13, 2020, 6:51 a.m.