How to Change .libPaths() permanently in R?

Question

Whenever I change the library path order using the .libPaths() function, it reverts back to the default if I restart R. How can I change this permanently? I am

Answer 1

2 major solutions:

1. In .Rprofile you could leave code that sets .libPaths()

2. Just set the appropriate environment variable such as R_LIBS in Windows or R_LIBS_SITE= in Linux, etc, to whatever you like, e.g.

    R_LIBS=C:/R/Library