Frequently Asked Question

For Python, open a terminal and enter the command:

pip install package_name or pip install package_name==version

For R, enter the command in an interactive R notebook:

install.packages('package_name', repos='https://cloud.r-project.org')

For other languages, please refer to the user documentation or contact us.

Packages are installed to your home directory (i.e. /home/jovyan). Therefore, they are permanent. But they are not updated automatically and you should keep them up to date.

Conda is not supported, but you can use virtual environments, if necessary.

Remark: You may encounter installation errors if the package requires additional system libraries or it is not compatible with the architecture of the computing unit. Please contact us if you encounter any difficulties. We can install it for you, which will make it also available to other users.

Warning: Local package dependencies are not guaranteed after platform updates.

Warning: Local packages might be architecture dependent.