Convert windows R package to linux usage

Question

I want to convert certain R packages (which have been installed under windows) for linux usage, then I can simply upload these R package to the linux server, and therefore it is not necessary to install these R packages again under linux environment.

I wonder that is it doable?

Answer 1

Most likely not. Many are precompiled binaries for windows, but need to be compiled in linux. Especially those packages that contain compiled code (such as C or C++), these need to be compiled on the target platform so that they are linked to that platform's libraries.

If the issue is the time it takes to maintain a set of packages, one thing you can do is create your own utilities package, which imports all of the packages you would want. Then, if you install your utilities package, it will automatically install all of the others.