Can't install ("tm"): help!

[Ale123]

Hi! I can't install "tm" in R version 3.6.1.
Now I'm using R version 3.3.1 but it doesn't work.

R version 3.3.3 (2017-03-06) -- "Another Canoe"

install.packages ("tm")
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
Warning: dependency ‘slam’ is not available
also installing the dependencies ‘NLP’, ‘Rcpp’, ‘xml2’, ‘BH’
There are binary versions available but the source versions are later:
binary source needs_compilation
NLP 0.1-11 0.2-0 FALSE
Rcpp 0.12.14 1.0.3 TRUE
xml2 1.1.1 1.2.2 TRUE
BH 1.65.0-1 1.72.0-2 FALSE
tm 0.7-3 0.7-7 TRUE

Warning message:
In install.packages("tm") :
installation of package ‘tm’ had non-zero exit status

I'm not an expert (= I am very inexperienced). How can I solve the problem?
Thanks so much!!!!

[andresrcs]

Let's go in order, I recommend you to install the latest R version (3.6.2), try to install tm and post the whole error message you are getting with that R version, then we can see what is wrong and take the next step.

[Ale123]

Dear Andresrcs, thank you!

R version 3.6.2 (2019-12-12) -- "Dark and Stormy Night"

install.packages ("tm")
--- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
also installing the dependency ‘slam’

There is a binary version available but the source version is later:
binary source needs_compilation
slam 0.1-46 0.1-47 TRUE

Do you want to install from sources the package which needs compilation? (Yes/no/cancel)

Before I answered "yes", now I answered "no" ... and it works. Why?

[andresrcs]

@Ale123

Before I answered "yes", now I answered "no" ... and it works. Why?

The latest version of tm package is only available as source version and requeries compiling, the binary version is older but easier to install.

[Ale123]

Thanks!!!