R Upgrade Instructions
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To ensure a smooth class, students should upgrade to the latest versions of R and RStudio. R version 3.6.2 and RStudio version 1.2.5033 are the latest. Users can check their versions by entering commands in the terminal or by selecting "Help" then "About RStudio" in RStudio. Upgrading instructions for Windows, Linux, and MacOS are provided.
R Upgrade Instructions
- 1. To ensure that the class goes smoothly, kindly upgrade to the latest version of R, as well as the latest version of RStudio. Latest Version of R: 3.6.2 Latest Version of RStudio: 1.2.5033 How to check your version of R? Type the following command in your terminal (works across all systems): R --version How to check your RStudio version? 1. Open RStudio. 2. In the menu bar select ‘Help’ 3. From the drop down menu, select ‘About RStudio’. 4. You should see the version of RStudio on the popup window. How to Upgrade R? Windows: 1. Open RStudio. 2. Type: install.packages("installr") 3. library(installr) 4. updateR() 5. Test R by typing “Hello World!” in Rstudio and hit run. IF it gets printed in the console, your installation id correct. Linux: 1. Type the following commands in your terminal:
- 2. sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9 sudo echo "deb http://cran.wustl.edu/bin/linux/ubuntu xenial/" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade r-base r-base-dev sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade 2. Test R by typing “Hello World!” in Rstudio and hit run. IF it gets printed in the console, your installation id correct. Mac: 1. Type the following commands in the terminal: rm -rf /Applications/R.app sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/R.framework sudo rm /usr/bin/{R,Rscript} 2. Launch RStudio and it will automatically install the latest version of R for you. 3. Test R by typing “Hello World!” in Rstudio and hit run. IF it gets printed in the console, your installation id correct. 4. If it has not installed R, reinstall R manually using the instructions I have provided.