3 Browsing work from a maintainer or organization
Each user and organization in R-universe has a unique subdomain under r-universe.dev with a package repository from where packages can directly be installed. For example, the packages and information from rOpenSci can be found on https://ropensci.r-universe.dev, and packages maintained by Jeroen Ooms are listed at https://jeroen.r-universe.dev (note how these two sets overlap).
The top tabs allow you to explore different resources within universes.
3.1 Builds Tab
The Builds tab shows the current state of the repository in a table, including:
- Package name and version,
- Commit date,
- Author, and
- Build status.
Clicking on a package name takes you to its homepage, while clicking the maintainer’s name links to their subdomain, where you can explore other projects they maintain.
3.2 Packages and Articles Tabs
The Packages tab lists descriptive information for all packages in the repository.
The Articles tab displays all documents (e.g., vignettes).
3.3 Contributors Tab
The Contributors tab shows a chart with contributor statistics for the organization or maintainer.
Clicking a bar in the chart takes you to that contributor’s universe, where you can explore more of their work.
3.4 Installing Packages from a Universe
Each subdomain also hosts a CRAN-like package repository for the user or organization.
To list or install packages from rOpenSci in R, you can use:
# List available packages
available.packages(repos = "https://ropensci.r-universe.dev")
# Install a package
install.packages("magick", repos = "https://ropensci.r-universe.dev")