installation path not writable R, unable to update packages

Question

I am trying to install Bioconductor into R, using the code on their website. When I type in the code (see bellow) I get an error message saying that some packages can\'t be

Answer 1

It looks like several 'recommended' packages are installed in two places -- maybe by an administrator account in a directory you don't have write access to, and then by RStudio in a directory where you do have write access. biocLite() is complaining about the former.

Unless biocLite() complains about a Bioconductor package that cannot be installed (different from cannot be updated), there is no problem and basic Bioconductor packages have been successfully installed. Check out https://support.bioconductor.org for future Bioconductor-related support.