Error in utils::download.file(url, path, method = download_method(), quiet = quiet, : cannot open URL

[maurolepore]

remotes::install_github("forestgeo/fgeo.habitat")
Downloading GitHub repo forestgeo/fgeo.habitat@master
Error in utils::download.file(url, path, method = download_method(), quiet = quiet,  : 
  cannot open URL 'https://api.github.com/repos/forestgeo/fgeo.habitat/zipball/master'

Might work with devtools intead of remotes (r-lib/remotes#130).

[zqcrystal325]

Hello, I run my code with devtools, still the error occured, do you know how to solve this? Thank you!
devtools::install_github("xia-lab/MetaboAnalystR")
Downloading GitHub repo xia-lab/MetaboAnalystR@master
Error in utils::download.file(url, path, method = download_method(), quiet = quiet, :
cannot open URL 'https://api.github.com/repos/xia-lab/MetaboAnalystR/tarball/master'

[maurolepore]

@zqcrystal325, have you tried updating R and all packages?

[zqcrystal325]

Yes, I already updated my R and packages.

[maurolepore]

👍
Unfortunately I won't be able to help. I suggest you follow up at r-lib/remotes#130 or ask in this friendly forum: https://community.rstudio.com/

[zqcrystal325]

Thank you for trying to help. I appreciate!

[ShaowenJ]

Sorry, anybody solves this question, I also came across the same problem recently. Looking for help.

[ShaowenJ]

I found this solution works for me. Maybe because weird thing in Windows.
r-lib/remotes#130 (comment)

[Masutani]

for me this worked on Windows 10

options(download.file.method = "wininet")

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206827897-Secure-Package-Downloads-for-R

[corwms]

On Windows 10, wininet didn't fix but tried this and it worked:

options(download.file.method = "libcurl")

[zhengchx]

error: Failed to install 'unknown package' from GitHub:
schannel: failed to receive handshake, SSL/TLS connection failed

library(LCTpackage)
Error in library(LCTpackage) : don't esist the package name of ‘LCTpackage’
help!how can I solve the question?
below is my code
library(devtools)
install_github("MattisvdBergh/LCT")
library(LCTpackage)

[cczxsong]

for me this worked on Windows 10

options(download.file.method = "wininet")

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206827897-Secure-Package-Downloads-for-R

thanks，I worked！

[JXXCgit]

for me this worked on Windows 10

options(download.file.method = "wininet")

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206827897-Secure-Package-Downloads-for-R

this works!
Thank you

[rafalopespx]

For me on Windows 10 the wininet worked!

[ItsOyondi]

for me this worked on Windows 10
options(download.file.method = "wininet")
https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206827897-Secure-Package-Downloads-for-R

this works! Thank you

This worked for me. Windows 11

[Kheir2022]

for me this worked on Windows 10

options(download.file.method = "wininet")

https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/206827897-Secure-Package-Downloads-for-R

Thanks this works well

[SongbiaoZhu]

for me this worked on Windows 11
options(download.file.method = "wininet")
Thanks!

[d2gex]

Looking for solutions to my problem, given that the error just showed "failed" I landed here. Looking at the documentation of R's utils I realised that the default timeout was too short (60 seconds) for the repo I was trying to install. Without changing the download method, I just increased the timeout option as follows:

options(timeout = max(300, getOption("timeout")))

Basically the error is very little informative. There should be, in my case at least, a timeout mention.

[sihaotchen]

as a note, I tried options(timeout = 600000000) ### set this to avoid timeout error
this works

[sjkiss]

I am having this problem on Mac OS 14.5 RStudio 2024.04.1