# Updating Graphics Devices for R 4.2.0

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/updating-graphics-devices-for-r-4-2-0/32768>\
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**Created:** [14 December 2021 09:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/updating-graphics-devices-for-r-4-2-0/32768 "2021-12-14T09:02:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [14 December 2021 09:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/updating-graphics-devices-for-r-4-2-0/32768/1 "2021-12-14T09:02:54Z")

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A new [R](https://devtalk.com/r) blog post/announcement has been posted!

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> A number of new graphics features have been added to the R graphics engine in the development version of R (to become version 4.2.0):  
> groups, compositing operators, affine transformations, stroking and filling paths, and luminance masks. This has consequences for R packages that provide graphics devices, like the ‘ragg’ package.  
> For users of R packages that provide graphics devices, those packages will need to be reinstalled when updating to R 4.

Get the full details here: [Updating Graphics Devices for R 4.2.0 - The R Blog](https://developer.r-project.org/Blog/public/2021/12/14/updating-graphics-devices-for-r-4.2.0/)