I cannot load the LFE package - it gives me error

FrancescoP98 · May 27, 2021, 4:00pm

I cannot load the LFE package - it gives me this error. It is already loaded in the package space but when I write in my console "library(lfe)" it appears that. Can someone help me out or explain why this happens please? Thanks in advance

library(lfe)
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘lfe’ in loadNamespace(i, c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), versionCheck = vI[[i]]):
there is no package called ‘Formula’

andresrcs · May 27, 2021, 4:00pm

Install the missing package

install.packages("Formula")

FrancescoP98 · May 27, 2021, 4:17pm

Thanks, but I tried and it gives me this when I tried to load the life package

library(lfe)
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘lfe’ in loadNamespace(j <- i[[1L]], c(lib.loc, .libPaths()), versionCheck = vI[[j]]):
there is no package called ‘sandwich’

FrancescoP98 · May 27, 2021, 4:21pm

I did what you said for "lfe" and it works now. When I loaded it appeared this "he downloaded binary packages are in
/var/folders/n1/vps_4_bd6tsbvnz8f88b08mr0000gn/T//Rtmp4MgH8F/downloaded_packages

library(lfe)".

Is that okay right?

andresrcs · May 27, 2021, 5:09pm

This is the same problem but with a different package dependency, the solution is exactly the same.

install.packages("sandwich")

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 8:27am

I tried to download the lfe package but without success. This is what I did:
install.packages("Matrix")
install.packages("lfe")
library(lfe)

When I tried to load it, it appears this error in my console:

library(lfe)
Loading required package: Matrix
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘Matrix’ in get(method, envir = home):
lazy-load database '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.6/Resources/library/Matrix/R/Matrix.rdb' is corrupt
Error: package ‘Matrix’ could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: In .registerS3method(fin[i, 1], fin[i, 2], fin[i, 3], fin[i, 4], :
restarting interrupted promise evaluation
2: In get(method, envir = home) :
restarting interrupted promise evaluation
3: In get(method, envir = home) : internal error -3 in R_decompress1

Can you please help me with that?
Sorry for taking too much of your time and thanks in advance.

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 9:48am

please run this again, and report the outcome

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 9:56am

install.packages("Matrix")
trying URL 'https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6/Matrix_1.3-3.tgz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 4924213 bytes (4.7 MB)
==================================================
downloaded 4.7 MB

The downloaded binary packages are in
/var/folders/n1/vps_4_bd6tsbvnz8f88b08mr0000gn/T//RtmpqMLzXE/downloaded_packages

This is what I received when I run "install.packages("Matrix")". What should I do next to use the LFE package?

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 10:09am

what happens now when you do

library(Matrix)

?

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 10:12am

library(Matrix)
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘Matrix’ in get(method, envir = home):
lazy-load database '/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.6/Resources/library/Matrix/R/Matrix.rdb' is corrupt
In addition: Warning messages:
1: In .registerS3method(fin[i, 1], fin[i, 2], fin[i, 3], fin[i, 4], :
restarting interrupted promise evaluation
2: In get(method, envir = home) :
restarting interrupted promise evaluation
3: In get(method, envir = home) : internal error -3 in R_decompress1

This happens

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 10:20am

Can you restart your R session, Ctrl + Shft + F10 on windows, and try again

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 10:20am

I am using R studio. Is it the same?

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 10:21am

look in your Session menu on the topmost toolbar File,Edit, etc...

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 10:21am

I am using a Mac. Ctrl + Shft + F10 does not work

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 10:22am

Can you explain this to me? I am a beginner

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 10:34am

Its quite possible I cant help you. as im not a Mac user.
Rstudio though should have many things similar. like the top menus.
Do you have a file menu?
do you have an edit menu?
do you have a Session menu?
if so, look for restart options in the session menu.

I think the weird thing in your case is that no errors show for Matrix on Install, but when you load the library it errors. Im thinking it might be helpful to restart your session, both before and after install.packages("Matrix"), before going on to the library(Matrix) step.

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 11:22am

Yes, I have it.
What should I do? To restart.. "restart R.."?

Can you walk me though the process?

FrancescoP98 · May 28, 2021, 11:35am

I clicked on restart R.
Then I loaded this again: getwd()
library(readxl)
library(tidyverse)
install.packages("lfe")

This was the response: etwd()
[1] "/Users/francescoproietti/## This is a markdown file"

library(readxl)

library(tidyverse)

install.packages("lfe")
trying URL 'https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/macosx/el-capitan/contrib/3.6/lfe_2.8-6.tgz'
Content type 'application/x-gzip' length 1330483 bytes (1.3 MB)
==================================================
downloaded 1.3 MB

The downloaded binary packages are in
/var/folders/n1/vps_4_bd6tsbvnz8f88b08mr0000gn/T//RtmpzSTrvY/downloaded_packages

Then I clicked in the library to load it and this appears:

library(lfe)
Loading required package: Matrix

Attaching package: ‘Matrix’

The following objects are masked from ‘package:tidyr’:

expand, pack, unpack

Any suggestions? What should I do?

nirgrahamuk · May 28, 2021, 11:41am

theres nothing especial to do, there is no problem. everything works fine.

system · June 18, 2021, 11:42am

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