Questions, Bugs, and Discussions

This repository is intended for getting help and suggestions related to the r-universe project:

• issues;
• discussions;
• project homepage;
• documentation (including the content that formerly was in the FAQ of this README).

The former answers to questions below are replaced with links to the current documentation website and to the universe R package.

What is r-universe?

https://ropensci.org/r-universe/

How to install R packages from r-universe?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/universes.html

https://docs.ropensci.org/universe/reference/add.html

How to setup your personal universe

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/set-up.html

How to link a maintainer email addresses to a username on r-universe

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/metadata.html#how-to-link-a-maintainer-email-addresses-to-a-username-on-r-universe

My profile picture or contributor statistics do not show up

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/metadata.html#my-profile-picture-or-contributor-statistics-do-not-show-up

How to get a package logo shown in the packages tab

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/metadata.html#how-to-get-a-package-logo-shown-in-the-packages-tab

How to add custom packages to r-universe

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/set-up.html#populating-the-packages.json-registry-file

How to prevent a CRAN/BioC package from automatically being indexed by r-universe

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/set-up.html#how-to-prevent-a-cranbioconductor-package-from-automatically-being-indexed-by-r-universe

Is it possible to customize the package build process with custom options/tools/variables

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/debug-build.html#is-it-possible-to-customize-the-package-build-process-with-custom-optionstoolsvariables

How to publish vignettes/articles which require custom software/tokens to render

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/debug-build.html#how-to-publish-vignettesarticles-which-require-custom-softwaretokens-to-render

Are packages on r-universe required to pass CMD check or meet other criteria

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/debug-build.html#are-packages-on-r-universe-required-to-pass-cmd-check-or-meet-other-criteria

Does r-universe archive old versions of packages? How does it work with renv?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/install/reproducibility.html

How does r-universe analyze system dependencies (C/C++)

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/packages.html#how-does-r-universe-analyze-system-dependencies-cc

How to add keyword labels to an R package?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/metadata.html#how-to-add-keyword-labels-to-an-r-package

How are the dependencies / dependents calculated?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/packages.html#how-are-the-dependencies-dependents-calculated

How is the package-rank score calculated?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/search.html#how-is-the-package-rank-score-calculated

Why is a package sometimes listed twice?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/search.html#why-is-a-package-sometimes-listed-twice

Does R-universe have Linux binaries?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/install/binaries.html#does-r-universe-have-linux-binaries

How to use WebAssembly Binaries

https://docs.r-universe.dev/install/binaries.html#how-to-use-webassembly-binaries

Which packages get included in search?

https://docs.r-universe.dev/browse/search.html#deduplication

How to link to your r-universe on common websites

https://docs.r-universe.dev/publish/set-up.html#linking-to-your-universe-from-other-websites