title: R Install.packages fails with "object not found error"
body: <p>I am currently trying to install packages on R. On the startup, I get the normal R message with</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"Error: object 'getw' not found"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>When I use the <code>install.packages</code> function, I get the same error at the end of the installation, one for each package I tried to install.</p>
  
  <p>However, when I start R with <code>R --no-init-file</code> I can install packages normally.</p>
  
  <p>I have been fishing around with Rprofile and other initialization settings of R. I have also done clean installs of R, and the message still appears. </p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have an idea about how to remove this error? Also, this machine is running Ubuntu 14.04 Trust Tahr.</p>