#1

I updated to R 4.0.0 last week and now it looks like I can no longer use the 'parallel' package. I tried to reinstall the package but all that I get is this -

package ‘parallel’ is not available (for R version 4.0.0)

Was the package removed as a part of the update? If so, is there any other package I can use for parallel computing?

#2

parallel has been part of R core for some time now, so there should be no need to reinstall it.

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#3

But why can I no longer find it on cran? Also running an install.packages('parallel') gives the error that it isn't available for R version 4.0.0 :lying_face:

#4

CRAN doesn't contain the core packages, so you cannot install them from there.

Just enter library(parallel)

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#5

It's because the parallel package is part of R itself, and is installed at the same time as your R runtime.

You don't need to install parallel, simply start using it:

library(parallel)
#7

I tried running library(parallel) but got this -

‘parallel’ is not a valid installed package

#8

can you run sessionInfo() and paste the results here ?

#9

I just reinstalled R and now I have the parallel package. Looks like the package was somehow lost during the update. Thanks everyone!

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