R Observatory: Metrics for gb version 2.3.3

Balamuta, James Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21843040

This package was removed from CRAN on 2026-01-18. Its history is shown below.

Reason: email to the maintainer is undeliverable

Details below reflect version 2.3.3, its last release before removal.

gb

2.3.3

Generalize Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrapping

1packages depend

–downloads / year

–test coverage

–checks pass

Overview

About

Maintained by Bin Wang4 releasesCRAN page ↗

A collection of algorithms and functions for fitting data to a generalized lambda distribution via moment matching methods, and generalized bootstrapping.

Install

R (source archive)Ubuntu (r2u)openSUSE (OBS)

url <- "https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/gb/gb_2.3.3.tar.gz"
pkgFile <- "gb_2.3.3.tar.gz"
download.file(url, pkgFile)
install.packages(pkgFile, type = "source", repos = NULL)

This package is no longer on CRAN, so install.packages() cannot fetch it by name. This downloads the last archived source (2.3.3) and builds it locally. Install its dependencies first, and note that building from source needs the usual compiler toolchain.

Release

# enable cranapt (r2u) if it is not already set up, then install
grep -rqs r2u.stat.illinois.edu /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ \
  || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eddelbuettel/r2u/master/inst/scripts/add_cranapt_noble.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install -y r-cran-gb

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled.

bspm (used by r2u) also needs make: sudo apt install make

# add the autoCRAN OBS repo (Tumbleweed) if it is missing, then install
zypper -q lr | grep -qi autoCRAN \
  || sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/autoCRAN/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:R:autoCRAN.repo
sudo zypper install -y R-gb

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed).

Health

CRAN checks

CRAN check results are not tracked yet.

Code health

None

Tests · ratio 0.00

not tracked

Coverage

0%

Documentation · exports

2

Dependencies · direct

Documentation

READMENoVignettesNopkgdown siteNoNEWSNoCode of conductNoContributing guideNo

Examples that run: 100%
Documented parameters: not tracked
Return-value docs: not tracked
References docs: 100%

Downloads

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Dependencies

Declared dependencies

0 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

Depends (3)

R >= 2.5.0bootKernSmooth

Imports (0)

none

LinkingTo (0)

none

Suggests (0)

none

Enhances (0)

none

Dependency license breakdown →

Reverse dependencies

1direct

–indirect (not tracked)

fitteR

Code & Tests

Datasets

People & History

People (1)

Other (1)

Bin Wang.

Contributor

Package Timeline

4 releases. Pick two to compare their code metrics. R releases are shown for context.

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R 4.6.0 released · 2026-04-24
archivedRemoved from CRAN
2026-01-18
email to the maintainer is undeliverable
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R 4.5.0 released · 2025-04-11
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R 4.4.0 released · 2024-04-24
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R 4.3.0 released · 2023-04-21
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R 4.2.0 released · 2022-04-22
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R 4.1.0 released · 2021-05-18
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R 4.0.0 released · 2020-04-24
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R 3.6.0 released · 2019-04-26
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R 3.5.0 released · 2018-04-23
2.3.3
2018-04-01 · diff ↗
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R 3.4.0 released · 2017-04-21
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R 3.3.0 released · 2016-05-03
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R 3.2.0 released · 2015-04-16
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R 3.1.0 released · 2014-04-10
1.1.8-8
2013-08-08 · diff ↗

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R 3.0.0 released · 2013-04-03
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R 2.15.0 released · 2012-03-30
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R 2.14.0 released · 2011-10-31

Package metadata

Total releases: 4
License: Unlimited OSI
Minimum R: ≥ 2.5.0
Bundled data: 4.6 KB / 1 file
Download size: not tracked yet
Installed size: not tracked yet
With dependencies: not tracked yet

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("gb")

Format

Wang., B. (n.d.). gb: Generalize Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrapping (Version 2.3.3) [Computer software]. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=gb

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Cite the R Observatory

For a number measured here: a download total, a coverage figure, an archival date.

Format

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for gb version 2.3.3 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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