How to Install R on Ubuntu Linux

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install R on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04.

R is an open-source, simple, and efficient programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

R is widely used among statisticians and data miners to develop statistical software and perform data analyses.

The most accessible place to start is Ubuntu Linux OS for students or new users looking for a Linux system to learn on. It’s a great Linux operating system for beginners.

Ubuntu is an open-source Linux operating system that runs on desktops, laptops, servers, and other devices.

For more about R, please check out its homepage.

When you’re ready to install R on Ubuntu, follow the steps below:

Install R on Ubuntu

R packages are available in Ubuntu default repositories. However, the package version in Ubuntu might not be the latest. To install the latest and get access to newer features and enhancements, you may have to add its repository to Ubuntu.

When writing this article, the latest stable version of R is version 3.6.3.

Install the packages necessary to add a new repository over HTTPS by running the commands below:

sudo apt install apt-transport-https software-properties-common

After that, run the commands below to add a third-party repository key and repository to Ubuntu.

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu bionic-cran35/'

Now that the apt repository is added, update the Ubuntu package and install the R package by running the commands below:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install r-base

After installing, you can run the commands below to verify that the installation was successful.

R --version

It should output similar lines as below:

R version 3.6.3 (2020-02-29) -- "Holding the Windsock"
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/.

That’s how to install R on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04.

Conclusion:

This brief tutorial showed students and new users how to install R programming language on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04. If you find any error, please report it in the comment form below.

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