2.1 Installing R
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Summary
- Visit https://cloud.r-project.org/
- Choose Download R for either Linux, macOS or Windows
- Install the downloaded R package.
For GNU/Linux though you may be better off installing R from your operating system repository (e.g., Debian/Ubuntu).
Once you have R installed proceed to Section 2.2 to install the required packages for R.
Details
We first need to have available the computer software that interprets our programs that we write as sentences in the R language. Usually we will install this software, called the R Interpreter, on our own computer and instructions for doing so are readily available on the Internet. The R Project is a good place to start.
Generally, to install R visit the R Download page of the R Project. Choose your operating system variety and click the appropriate link on that page.
Most GNU/Linux distributions freely provide R packages from their application stores. For Debian and Ubuntu you can run the command line:
This will install R from the appropriate distribution repository.
Once you have R installed proceed to Section 2.2 to install the required packages for R.
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