I am using R 3.3.1 and the latest version of R studio on a computer behind a firewall.
I would like to know how I can download all the zip binaries (not the sources, because I cannot compile them) for the packages I need (dplyr, plm, etc) AND their dependencies on my home computer, so that I can export them to the machine under firewall and just install them offline.
How can I do that? Thanks!
Use the Packrat R package; it has a bundle method which packs up all the packages (and their dependencies), and an unbundle method which unpacks them onto the target machine. They go into a private library, too, so they won't stomp on other libraries on your machine.
More here: https://rstudio.github.io/packrat/
Once you've installed Packrat, type ?packrat::bundle for further instructions.