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Can't install R package from bioconductor

I am trying to install RTCGA package from bioconductor but when I follow the install instruction:

## try http if https is not available
source("https://bioconductor.org/biocLite.R")
biocLite("RTCGA")

I get such an error. Does anyone know how to overcome this issue?

> source("https://bioconductor.org/biocLite.R")
Bioconductor version 3.1 (BiocInstaller 1.18.5), ?biocLite for help
A newer version of Bioconductor is available for this version of R, ?BiocUpgrade for
  help
> biocLite("RTCGA")
BioC_mirror: http://bioconductor.org
Using Bioconductor version 3.1 (BiocInstaller 1.18.5), R version 3.2.2.
Installing package(s) ‘RTCGA’
Warning message:
package ‘RTCGA’ is not available (for R version 3.2.2)
Solution

  • As @user20650 suggested one should use devel version of bioconductor in that situation since this package haven't been published to release branch yet

    biocLite("BiocUpgrade")