Setup R on Windows
Setting up R on Windows.
Motivation
Instructions on this page should be followed in order to produce the desired effects, namely:
- R must be installed before the RStudio IDE, so that the RStudio IDE detects at least one version of R.
Install R
Download the installer file
In your web browser, navigate to https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/.
On the web page, click on the link ‘Download R-x.x.x for Windows’ (where x.x.x
is the latest version of R available for Windows).
This should download an excutable file to your computer.
Run the installer
Double-click on the installer file that you just downloaded and progress through the screens of the installation program.
We recommend leaving all options to their default values.
Test your installation
- Double-click on the desktop icon
R x.x.x.
The RGui application should open with an R Console.
You can close the application. If prompted, do not save the workspace image.
Install RStudio Desktop
Download the installer file
In your web browser, navigate to https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/.
Scroll past “Step 1: Install R” (which was demonstrated above for Windows).
On the web page, click on the button ‘Download RStudio Desktop for Windows’.
This should download an excutable file to your computer.
Run the installer
Double-click on the installer file that you just downloaded and progress through the screens of the installation program.
We recommend leaving all options to their default values.
Test your installation
Once the installer has completed successfully:
- Open the Windows Start Menu.
- In the Windows Start Menu find and launch ‘RStudio’.
The RStudio application should open.
