The BiocManager
package, as the modern successor package to BiocInstaller
, allows users to install and manage packages from the Bioconductor project. Bioconductor focuses on the statistical analysis and comprehension of high-throughput genomic data.
Current Bioconductor packages are available on a ‘release’ version intended for every-day use, and a ‘devel’ version where new features are continually introduced. A new release version is created every six months. Using the BiocManager
package helps users accurately install packages from the appropriate release.
available()
shows all packages associated with a search patterninstall()
installs and/or updates packages either CRAN or Bioconductorrepositories()
shows all package repository URL endpointsvalid()
checks and returns packages that are out-of-date or too newversion()
returns the current Bioconductor version numberPlease see the package vignette for more detailed information such as changing Bioconductor version, offline use, and other advanced usage.
To report apparent bugs, create a minimal and reproducible example on GitHub.