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If you do plan to load a large number of packages, or packages which require larger amounts of storage, you can use research storage on the cluster if you have space there ( request storage if you need it). Create a directory in your research storage, e.g. R-local , then link it from your home directory like this: ln -s
ln -s /cluster/tufts/<yoursharename>/R-
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local ~/R
If you have already loaded R packages in your home directory, Create a directory in your research storage, e.g. R-local , then copy the directory tree to R-local.
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