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- Download and install R before installing RStudio:
- Go to https://cran.rstudio.com/
- Click on "Download R for Windows" (Link: https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/)
- Click on "base'" (Link: https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/base/)
Download the current R version, at the time of writing the version is "R 4.0.5 for Windows (85 megabytes, 32/64 bit)" (Link: https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/base/R-4.0.5-win.exe )
- Run the Installer, i.e. double-click on the icon and follow the instructions, you can accept the defaults. (Once installation is completed, you will be able to find Rgui.exe among your installed programs.)
- Download and install Rstudio:
- Go to https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/ and download RStudio Desktop (Free)
- Download the installer of the current version of RStudio, at the time of writing this is "RStudio-1.4.1106.exe" (Link: https://download1.rstudio.org/desktop/windows/RStudio-1.4.1106.exe)
- Run the RStudio installer and follow the instructions; you can accept the defaults. Once the installation is completed, you will be able to find RStudio among your installed programs.
- Run RStudio
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Instructions for Ubuntu/Debian:
- Install R:
- sudo apt install r-base
- Install RStudio:
- Go to https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/ , click on RStudio Desktop (Free)
Select your distribution and version, e.g. for Ubuntu 18.04 download
Ubuntu 18/Debian 10 rstudio-1.4.1106-amd64.deb 121.07 MB (Link: https://download1.rstudio.org/desktop/bionic/amd64/rstudio-1.4.1106-amd64.deb )
Note: This version also works with later Ubuntu versions, i.e. you can install the 'bionic' version of RStudio for more recent Ubuntu versions like 20.04- Install the .deb by either
- double-clicking on it or
- via the command line, e.g. cd Downloads; sudo apt install ./rstudio-1.4.1106-amd64.de
- in case of unmet dependencies, run: sudo apt install -f
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Installation instructions for MacOS
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Before installing RStudio, make sure you have R installed.
Afterwards, download and install RStudio from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/ .
- Install R
- Go to https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/macosx/ and choose R-4.0.5.pkg (notarized and signed)
- Start the installation and follow the instructions
Install RStudio
Go to https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download and download RStudio-1.4.1106.dmg
macOS 10.13+ RStudio-1.4.1106.dmg 153.35 MB c64d2cda
- Run the installer and follow the instructions