Unable to install "splitr" package from github

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Hello. I'm currently trying to install the splitr package from github, which allows for using the NOAA's HYSPLIT Trajectory model within R. However, everytime I try to install the package I get the same error

> install_github("rich-iannone/SplitR")
Downloading GitHub repo rich-iannone/SplitR@master
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√  checking for file 'C:\Users\Chris Lawrence\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpeCXJq6\remotes26f824fa376e\rich-iannone-splitr-3363136/DESCRIPTION' ...
-  preparing 'splitr': (819ms)
√  checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... 
-  checking for LF line-endings in source and make files and shell scripts
-  checking for empty or unneeded directories
-  looking to see if a 'data/datalist' file should be added
-  building 'splitr_0.4.0.9000.tar.gz'
   
Installing package into ‘C:/Users/Chris Lawrence/Documents/R/win-library/3.6’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
* installing *source* package 'splitr' ...
** using staged installation
** R
** data
** inst
** byte-compile and prepare package for lazy loading
ARGUMENT 'Lawrence\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpIpHSqo\Rin5e8c7028e2' __ignored__

** help
*** installing help indices
  converting help for package 'splitr'
    finding HTML links ... done
    add_emissions                           html  
    add_grid                                html  
    add_source                              html  
    add_trajectory_params                   html  
    finding level-2 HTML links ... done

Rd warning: C:/Users/Chris Lawrence/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpIpHSqo/R.INSTALL5e841235f3b/splitr/man/add_trajectory_params.Rd:65: missing link 'set_ascdata'
    create_dispersion_model                 html  
    create_grid                             html  
    create_trajectory_model                 html  
    dispersion_plot                         html  
    get_met_edas40                          html  
    get_met_forecast_nam                    html  
    get_met_gdas0p5                         html  
    get_met_gdas1                           html  
    get_met_gfs0p25                         html  
    get_met_hrrr                            html  
    get_met_nam12                           html  
    get_met_narr                            html  
    get_met_reanalysis                      html  
    get_output_tbl                          html  
    hysplit_dispersion                      html  
    hysplit_trajectory                      html  
Rd warning: C:/Users/Chris Lawrence/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpIpHSqo/R.INSTALL5e841235f3b/splitr/man/hysplit_trajectory.Rd:55: missing link 'set_ascdata'
    pipe                                    html  
    run_model                               html  
    set_config                              html  
    splitr_setup                            html  
    trajectory_plot                         html  
    trajectory_read                         html  
*** copying figures
** building package indices
** testing if installed package can be loaded from temporary location
ARGUMENT 'Lawrence\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpIpHSqo\Rin5e839626362' __ignored__

** testing if installed package can be loaded from final location
ARGUMENT 'Lawrence\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpIpHSqo\Rin5e83674516c' __ignored__

** testing if installed package keeps a record of temporary installation path
Warning in file(con, "rb") :
  cannot open file 'C:\Users\Chris Lawrence\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpIpHSqo\file5e81d1572e': No such file or directory
Error in file(con, "rb") : cannot open the connection
* removing 'C:/Users/Chris Lawrence/Documents/R/win-library/3.6/splitr'
Error: Failed to install 'splitr' from GitHub:
  (converted from warning) installation of package ‘C:/Users/Chris Lawrence/AppData/Local/Temp/RtmpeCXJq6/file26f8425f608d/splitr_0.4.0.9000.tar.gz’ had non-zero exit status

I can't seem to figure what's going on here. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Some times R has issues with empty spaces on windows user names, try installing on the system level library instead

.libPaths("C:\\Program Files\\R\\R-3.6.2\\library")
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I was able to switch to a system library, but now it says that the path isn't writable

Warning in install.packages :
  'lib = "C:/Program Files/R/R-3.6.0/library"' is not writable

Sorry if this is obvious stuff. I've just never run into this problem before.

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You need to run Rstudio as administrator to been able to write on a system folder.

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