Simple and detailed steps for R and R Studio installation
Steps below are more relevant for windows but will work for Mac and Linux. Just select Lunix or Mac installer instead of windows.
R Installation
- Go to R-official site: https://www.r-project.org/
- Click on “download R” or “CRAN” hyperlinks in the page
3. Select the mirror that is closest to your location
4. Select your system (Linux, Mac, Windows)
5. Install R “base”
6. Download
7. Open the R-installer after downloading
8. Use all the recommended/default settings in the installer wizard and install the software. Do not change default selections. This is mainly for simplicity.
9. Click Finish to complete the Installation
10. Click on Windows or Start Button and search for R. You will find 2 versions of R (32 bit and 64 bit). Select the version based on your operating system
11. Post that you should see R gui window open. You can start coding here.
R Studio Installation
R Studio is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) used on top of R. It provides a really useful development experience with many useful features for R programming. It is strongly recommended to use R Studio for R programming.
Note: R Studio needs to be installed only after installing R properly. Please floow steps above to install R
- Go to R Studio official page: Link
- Click on Download R Studio
3. Select the free version and click download
4. Website will automatically recommend installer for your system. Click on download
5. Post download R. Select default settings and install R Studio. Click “Finish” to exit the installation wizard
6. Launch R Studio (Click on Start/Windows and search for R Studio). You will see an application open similar to this:
Thank you for reading. Please let me know if you see any mistakes.
