Strong disagree, there's a reason RStudio/Posit are spending so much time trying to develop 3rd party alternatives to install.packages() and CRAN. Try installi

Strong disagree, there's a reason RStudio/Posit are spending so much time trying to develop 3rd party alternatives to install.packages() and CRAN. Try installing an older version of a package without it pulling in the most recent incompatible dependencies, it's a whole adventure.