Unable to install ggplot2, existing solutions don't work

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When trying to install ggplot2 I get the following code at the end of the installation:

'''

  • installing source package 'ggplot2' ...
    ** package 'ggplot2' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
    ** R
    ** data
    *** moving datasets to lazyload DB
    ** inst
    ** preparing package for lazy loading
    Error in loadNamespace(i, c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), versionCheck = vI[[i]]) :
    there is no package called 'colorspace'
    ERROR: lazy loading failed for package 'ggplot2'
  • removing 'C:/Users/Beefgallo/Documents/R/win-library/3.4/ggplot2'
    In R CMD INSTALL
    Warning in install.packages :
    running command '"C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-34~1.4/bin/x64/R" CMD INSTALL -l "C:\Users\Beefgallo\Documents\R\win-library\3.4" C:\Users\BEEFGA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpwJMpHe/downloaded_packages/ggplot2_3.3.0.tar.gz' had status 1
    Warning in install.packages :
    installation of package ‘ggplot2’ had non-zero exit status
    '''

I tried following the suggestions in this thread:
https://forum.posit.co/t/problem-installing-ggplot2-packages/10956/9

including installing ggplot2 with all dependencies, installing the rlang package, installing the latest version or R, nothing works.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this?

2

Of course you have already installed the package colorspace (?)
What command do you use to install ggplot2 ?
What is the result of the statement sessionInfo() ?

3

I have tried both
install.packages("ggplot2")
and
install.packages("ggplot2", dependencies = TRUE)

I have not tried installing 'colorspace', but I have now, and that worked!

What is the reason for that? Is it a sub-library of ggplot2 that did not install properly?

4

I understand that you could install both colorspace andggplot2?
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