INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS Start R then select Packages -> Install Package(s) from CRAN and select `shapes' from the long list of packages. [You need to be connected to the internet for this option] INSTALLATION FOR UNIX/LINUX 1. Download the g-zipped tar archive shapes_*.*-*.tar.gz 2. Install the package using R CMD INSTALL -l /path/to/LIB shapes_*.*-*.tar.gz /path/to/LIB should be the library directory where you wish to put the package. If you have root access to your machine then use R CMD INSTALL shapes_*.*-*.tar.gz and the package will be put into the default R library tree. 3. You can then start an R session and load the package using library(shapes,lib.loc="/path/to/LIB") or library(shapes) (if you installed the package into the default R library tree)