install.packages ("httr") Issues

[Krish1]

Hello Everyone,

I'm relatively new to coding and to this site so I apologize for the screenshots below. I've been trying to install various packages but keep getting error messages and warnings. Below is my code and error messages:

I also get the following error messages:

Error in library(httr) : there is no package called ‘httr’

Error in reprex() : could not find function "reprex"

Again, I apologize for the screenshot. Since install.packages() is not working it looks like I can't install reprex to provide the proper formatting. Has anyone else run into a similar issue? Thank you for the help!

[andresrcs]

This seems like a connectivity issue, R is not being able to connect to the CRAN repository you have selected, these are some things to try.

• Choose a different CRAN repository, RStudios repository is a good choice (http://cran.rstudio.com/) or you could choose one that is geographically closer to you.
  
  
• Disable secure download setting.
  
  
• Check if your internet connection has traffic restrictions of some kind, like a firewall, proxy server, etc. This is usually the case when you are at work or school.

@Krish1

I apologize for the screenshot. Since install.packages() is not working it looks like I can't install reprex to provide the proper formatting.

BTW, you don't need the reprex package to post formatted code here, read this post to learn how to do it.

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