How-To Install RStudio
RStudio is a free, open source IDE (integrated development environment) for R. Therefore, you must have R installed before you can install RStudio. (How-To Install R) RStudio's nice layout and it's wonderful features makes R easier to use. RStudio layout allows you to view graphs, data tables, R code, and output all at the same time. It includes a code editor, debugging & visualization tools. It allows you to import CSV, Excel, SAS, SPSS, and Stata files into R.
How-To Install RStudio
1. Since I am running Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (64-bit) version, I downloaded RStudio 1.1.463 - Ubuntu
16.04+/Debian 9+ (64-bit) from RStudio's download webpage. Go to Rstudio's Download page and
select the installer for your platform: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download
How-To Install RStudio
1. Since I am running Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS (64-bit) version, I downloaded RStudio 1.1.463 - Ubuntu
16.04+/Debian 9+ (64-bit) from RStudio's download webpage. Go to Rstudio's Download page and
select the installer for your platform: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download
2. After the download completes, go to the location that you downloaded RStudio. If you are using Ubuntu or
Debian then your downloaded file will have a .deb extension. This is similar to .exe extensions in Microsoft
Windows. You should be able to double-click the .deb file and bring up the Package Installer dialog box.
If the dialog box doesn't pop-up in a few seconds, then you'll need to install gdebi on your system. Open
your Terminal and type the following command to install gdebi: sudo apt install gdebi-core
Now go to the location that you downloaded the file.
Debian then your downloaded file will have a .deb extension. This is similar to .exe extensions in Microsoft
Windows. You should be able to double-click the .deb file and bring up the Package Installer dialog box.
If the dialog box doesn't pop-up in a few seconds, then you'll need to install gdebi on your system. Open
your Terminal and type the following command to install gdebi: sudo apt install gdebi-core
Now go to the location that you downloaded the file.
Double-click the rstudio-xenial-1.1.463-amd64.deb (or the name of the file for your system) file. In a
few seconds you should see the Package Installer.
few seconds you should see the Package Installer.
The Status may inform you that you have several packages or dependencies that must be installed before it
can install rstudio. My system had all the dependencies needed to install RStudio. The great thing about
the Package Installer, when you click the Install Package button, it will search online and download all
of the packages it needs and install them and then it will install the RStudio.
When you click the Install Package button it will prompt you for your password.
can install rstudio. My system had all the dependencies needed to install RStudio. The great thing about
the Package Installer, when you click the Install Package button, it will search online and download all
of the packages it needs and install them and then it will install the RStudio.
When you click the Install Package button it will prompt you for your password.
You will notice a smaller dialog box pop-up that will showing the files you need are downloading. This might
take a while.
take a while.
After all those files are downloaded, they will be installed on your computer, so please don't shut-down the Package Installer dialog box until everything finishes. When you se the Status: Same version is already installed and the two buttons Reinstall Package and Remove Package, that's when you know everything is completed. You can then close the Package Installer dialog box.
RStudio should now be installed on your computer and ready to use. Click on the Applications menu, then highlight Programming, and then click on RStudio.
It will take a few seconds to load. When it does, you will be ready to start using RStudio.
I hope this has helped you install RStudio on your computer.
Take care!
Take care!
Jan 28, 2019