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Easiest

One of the coolest things about R is the slick way you can install packages. There is a one-line command from the R prompt that works for all but the most complicated packages (i.e. the packages that require uncommon libraries, for example). 

install.packages("RadioSonde")
Is, by far, the easiest way to install any R package. For packages that require specific libraries or for people who don't have permission to install packages in the main R tree (installing "locally") -- you can consult 
?INSTALL
from the R prompt.

Once you have it installed, read all about it with 
help(package=RadioSonde)
If you installed it "locally", you will need to specify the lib.loc argument.

Note: to use the functions of the RadioSonde package, the package must now be loaded into R. To do this, 
library(RadioSonde)
Again, if RadioSonde is installed locally, specify the lib.loc argument.

Only slightly harder

Download the package bundle from your nearest CRAN site.
The package bundles are listed under the # Source code of contributed packages link and follow the instructions for the current version of R.

Not that RadioSonde needs it, but downloading the source bundle allows the utmost flexibility in specifying configuration options.


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