Package Management in R

Learn the fundamentals of R package management, including what packages, libraries, and repositories are, how different library types work, and how to keep your R environment clean and reproducible.

Explain what R packages, libraries, and repositories are and how they relate to each other
Distinguish between system, user, and project-level libraries and describe when each is appropriate
Install packages and load them into an R session using standard R tools
Use renv to manage a project-level library for reproducible, isolated package environments
Apply package management best practices when working in different R environments, including local IDEs and Posit Workbench

Explain what R packages, libraries, and repositories are and how they relate to each other
Distinguish between system, user, and project-level libraries and describe when each is appropriate
Install packages and load them into an R session using standard R tools
Use renv to manage a project-level library for reproducible, isolated package environments
Apply package management best practices when working in different R environments, including local IDEs and Posit Workbench