Today we are going to learn that how to install R & R Studio on CentOS 8. R is a famous programming language mostly used for the presentation of data in graphical for & the statics computing. You can google the search for more information here we’ll provide some features and the installation of R & RStudio. So, just follow the below steps for easy installation and guide on how to install R & Rstudio on CentOS 8.
Features of RStudio
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Syntax highlighting, code completion, and smart indentation
- Integrated support for Git and Subversion
- Execute R code directly from the source editor
- Fastly jump to function definitions
- Manage multiple working directories using projects
- Integrated R help and documentation
- Interactive debugger to diagnose and fix errors quickly
- Extensive package development tools
- Support for interactive graphics with Shiny and ggvis
- Supports authoring HTML, PDF, Word Documents, and slide shows
Step 1: Update Your System
First of all update the system.
sudo yum update
After the update finished run the below command to add the EPEL repositories.
sudo yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools
Step 2: Installing R on CentOS 8
To install the R on CentOS 8 we’ll use the automated script. Just copy and paste the below command in your terminal.
sudo bash -c "$(curl -L https://rstd.io/r-install)"
Output:
You’ll see the similar output.
[sabi@localhost ~]$ sudo bash -c "$(curl -L https://rstd.io/r-install)" % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 0 100 11861 100 11861 0 0 3785 0 0:00:03 0:00:03 --:--:-- 482k Available Versions 4.0.0 3.6.3 3.6.2 3.6.1 3.6.0 3.5.3 3.5.2 3.5.1 3.5.0 3.4.4 3.4.3 3.4.2 3.4.1 3.4.0 3.3.3 3.3.2 3.3.1 3.3.0 3.2.5 3.2.4 3.2.3 3.2.2 3.2.1 3.2.0 3.1.3 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.1.0 3.0.3 3.0.2 3.0.1 3.0.0 Enter version to install: ( for latest)
You can pick the version to install on your system from the above list. To install the latest version just hit the Enter.
Verify the installation by checking the version of R installed.
/opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R --version
Output:
[sabi@localhost ~]$ /opt/R/4.0.0/bin/R --version R version 4.0.0 (2020-04-24) -- "Arbor Day" Copyright (C) 2020 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License versions 2 or 3. For more information about these matters see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Note: ${R_VERSION} is the version of your installed R. So, in my case it would be.
Now, add the path to R binary to your $PATH.
vim ~/.bashrc
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/R/4.0.0/bin/R --version
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/R/4.0.0/bin/
Then source the file & confirm it.
Output:
[sabi@localhost ~]$ source .bashrc [sabi@localhost ~]$ which R /opt/R/4.0.0/bin/R [sabi@localhost ~]$ R --version R version 4.0.0 (2020-04-24) -- "Arbor Day" Copyright (C) 2020 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License versions 2 or 3. For more information about these matters see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Step 3: Installing RStudio on CentOS 8
To install the RStudio on CentOS 8 first, download the package from the official page. We’ll get it through terminal with the help of wget.
sudo yum -y install wget
wget https://download1.rstudio.org/desktop/centos8/x86_64/rstudio-1.3.959-x86_64.rpm
Once the download finished, install it using rpm or yum command.
sudo yum localinstall ./
And press “Y” when prompted.
Wait for the installation to be finished. Now, you can launch it from CLI or Desktop.
[sabi@localhost ~]$ sudo yum localinstall ./rstudio-1.3.959-x86_64.rpm Last metadata expiration check: 0:33:14 ago on Fri 05 Jun 2020 05:14:10 AM EDT. Dependencies resolved. Package Architecture Version Repository Size Installing: rstudio x86_64 1.3.959-1 @commandline 143 M Transaction Summary Install 1 Package Total size: 143 M Installed size: 821 M Is this ok [y/N]: y
So, you’ve learned that how to Install R & RStudio on CentOS 8.
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