R Package Installation Error error:dependency ' Plyr ' is not available for packages ' reshape2 '

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I have an error when I install Ggplot2 on ubuntu14.04:

[Plain]  View plain copy print? error: dependency  ' Plyr '  is not available for package  ' reshape2 '     * removing  '/home/wq/r/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0/reshape2 '    warning in  install.packages :     installation of package  ' reshape2 '   had non-zero exit status   error: dependency  ' Plyr '  is not  available for package  ' scales '    * removing  '/home/wq/r/x86_64- Pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0/scales '    warning in install.packages :      installation of package  ' Scales '  had non-zero exit status   error: dependencies  ' Plyr ',  ' reshape2 ',  ' scales '  are not available for  package  ' Ggplot2 '    * removing  '/home/wq/r/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0/ggplot2 '    warning in install.packages :     installation of  package  ' Ggplot2 '  had non-zero exit status      the  downloaded source packages are in        '/tmp/rtmpgbmdf6/ Downloaded_packages '    from the beginning, the original is PLYR package is not installed, next install Plyr package, there[Plain]View Plain copy print? Error:dependency ' Plyr ' isn't available for package ' reshape2 ' * removing '/home/wq/r/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/3.0/ Reshape2 ' Warning in Install.packages:installation of package ' reshape2 ' had Non-zero exit status the Downloa Ded source packages is in '/tmp/rtmpgbmdf6/downloaded_packages ' finally I found a solution to download the package and install it myself.

Go to this site Https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/vivid/+package/r-cran-plyr download the R-cran-plyr package, installed by the following code:
[Plain]   View plain copy print? SETWD ("/path/where/i/downloaded/the/compressed/file")    install.packages ("Plyr",  repos=null)   NOTE: The first parameter of the install.packages () command should be changed to the name of the compressed package for proper installation ... Intall.packages ("r-cran-plyr_1.8.1.orig.tar.gz", Repos=null)   Ggplot2 through the normal installation (Install.packages ("Ggplot2") You're ready.