R/C2/Installing-R-and-RStudio-on-Windows/English
Title of the script: Installing R and RStudio on Windows
Author: Madhuri Ganapathi and Sudhakar Kumar (IIT Bombay)
Keywords: R, RStudio, Windows, packages, ggplot2, dplyr, video tutorial
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Opening Slide |
Welcome to this tutorial on Installing R and RStudio on Windows. |
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Learning Objective |
In this tutorial, we will learn how to:
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System Specifications |
To install R and RStudio, we will use
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| Now we will learn how to install R on the Windows 10. | |
| Highlight Firefox on the machine | Open an Internet browser. I am using Firefox for browsing. |
| Highlight the address bar of the firefox browser. | In the address bar, type the following address and press Enter. |
| Highlight Getting Started on the homepage of R Project | Under the tab Getting Started, click on Download R link. |
| Highlight CRAN Mirrors on the webpage | A page named CRAN Mirrors opens. |
| Highlight the mirror 0-Cloud on the webpage | Under the mirror 0-Cloud, click on the given link. |
| Highlight The Comprehensive
R Archive Network on the webpage |
A new page The Comprehensive R Archive Network opens. |
| Highlight Download and Install R on the webpage | Under the section Download and Install R, click on Download R for Windows. |
| Highlight R for Windows on the webpage.
Point to the subdirectories. |
A new page R for Windows opens.
Under Subdirectories heading we have a list of subdirectories. |
| Highlight base on the webpage | In the subdirectory named as Base, click on the link Install R for the first time. |
| Highlight R-3.6.1 for Windows on the webpage | A new page R-3.6.1 for Windows opens. |
| Highlight Download R 3.6.1 for Windows on the webpage | Click on the link Download R 3.6.1 for Windows. |
| Point to the dialog box. Click on the Save File button. | A Save file dialog box opens. Click on the Save File button. |
| Highlight the Downloading icon in the upper pane of the browser | The exe file is being downloaded.
We will wait until the downloading is complete. By default, the exe file will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. |
| Go to Downloads folder | The downloading is now complete. We will go to the Downloads folder. |
| Highlight Downloads folder on the machine. | Double click on the downloaded exe file for R 3.6.1. |
| Highlight User Account Control window on the machine.
Click Yes to continue. |
It will open a prompt seeking your permission to begin the installation of R.
Click Yes to continue. |
| Highlight Select Setup Language window on the machine
Point to English. Click on the OK button. |
Select Setup Language window opens.
By default, the language is set to English. Click on OK button to continue. |
| Highlight Setup - R for Windows 6.1 window on the machine
Scroll the License information. |
A window with important information opens.
Read the information about the license and click Next button to continue. |
| Highlight Select Destination Location on the machine.
>> click Next to continue. |
Select Destination Location window to install R opens.
We will keep the default location and click Next to continue. |
| Highlight Select Components on the machine
Point to the default options. Click Next button to continue. |
Select Components window to install R opens.
We will keep the default options. Click Next button to continue. |
| Highlight Startup options on the machine
Point to No radio button. click Next to continue. |
Startup options window opens.
We will leave the default option, No as it is. Then click Next to continue. |
| Highlight Select Start Menu folder on the machine.
click Next to continue. |
Select Start Menu Folder window opens.
We will keep the default options. Then click Next button to continue. |
| Highlight Select Additional Tasks on the machine
Click on Create a desktop shortcut the checkbox. click Next to continue. |
Select Additional Tasks window opens.
In the window click on the checkbox for Create a desktop shortcut. Click Next to continue. |
| Highlight Installing on the machine | We will wait until the installation of R is complete. |
| Highlight Setup has finished installing R on the machine | Completing the R for Windows 3.6.1 Setup Wizard message appears.
The installation of R is now complete. |
| Click Finish button | Click Finish to exit the setup. |
| Cursor on Windows Desktop. | Now, we will verify whether R has been installed successfully. |
| Highlight both R icons on the Desktop | We can see that the shortcuts to launch R have been created on the Desktop
There are two different icons, which refer to 32-bit and 64-bit installations. |
| Highlight R 64-bit icon | Double click on the 64-bit icon. |
| Highlight Version 3.6.1 (2019-07-05) in the command line interface for R | The command line interface for R opens.
We can see that R Version 3.6.1 has been installed. Here we can run the commands using the command-line interface. |
| Cursor on the command line interface. | Let us perform some mathematical operations using R.
We will compute the value of mathematical constant e. Remember e is the base of the natural logarithm. |
| exp(1)
Highlight [1] 2.718282 in the R command line interface |
Type exp followed by 1 in parentheses and press Enter.
The required value is displayed. It means that R has been installed successfully. |
| q() | Now we will proceed to install RStudio.
For this we need to quit the current session of R. Type q followed by parentheses and press Enter. |
| Highlight Save workspace image window | It asks whether you want to save the workspace image.
As we have nothing to save click No to continue. |
| Cursor on the Windows Desktop. | Now, we will install RStudio version 1.1.463. |
| Highlight Firefox on the machine | Open an Internet browser. I am using Firefox for browsing. |
| Highlight the address bar of the Google Chrome | Type the following address in the address bar and press Enter. |
| Point to the page.
Highlight Download RStudio on the webpage |
RStudio home page opens.
Click on Download RStudio button. |
| Highlight Choose your version of RStudio on the webpage | A page named Download RStudio opens. |
| Highlight RStudio Desktop Open Source License on the webpage.
Click on the DOWNLOAD link. |
Scroll down and locate the RStudio Desktop Open Source License.
Under this license, click on the DOWNLOAD button. |
| Highlight Installers for Supported Platforms on the webpage | You will be directed to Installers for Supported Platforms section. |
| Highlight older version of RStudio on the webpage | Above this section, click on the link Older versions of RStudio. |
| Highlight Older Versions of RStudio on the webpage | Older Versions of RStudio page opens. |
| Highlight RStudio Desktop 1.1.463 on the webpage | Scroll down and locate the section RStudio Desktop 1.1.463. |
| Highlight Windows on the webpage | Locate the operating system Windows and click on the Installer link next to it. |
| Point to the dialog box. Click on the Save File button. | A Save file dialog box opens. Click on the Save File button. |
| Highlight the Downloading icon in the upper pane of the browser | The exe file for RStudio 1.1.463 is being downloaded.
By default the exe file will be downloaded in the Downloads folder. We will wait until the downloading is complete. |
| Go to Downloads folder | The downloading is now complete. We will go to the Downloads folder. |
| Highlight Downloads folder on the machine | Double click on the downloaded exe file for RStudio 1.1.463. |
| Highlight User Account Control window on the machine | It will open a prompt seeking your permission to begin the installation of RStudio.
Click Yes to continue. |
| Highlight RStudio Setup on the machine
Click Next to continue. |
Welcome to the RStudio Setup Wizard window to begin the installation opens.
Click Next to continue. |
| Highlight Choose Install Location on the machine.
Click Next to continue. |
Choose Install Location window to install RStudio opens.
We will keep the default location and click Next to continue. |
| Highlight Choose Start Menu folder on the machine
Click Install to continue. |
A Choose Start Menu folder window opens.
We will keep the default options. Then click Install to continue. |
| Highlight Installing on the machine | We will wait until the installation of RStudio is complete. |
| Highlight RStudio has been installed on the machine. | Completing the RStudio Setup Wizard message opens.
The installation of RStudio is complete. |
| Click Finish button. | Click Finish to close the setup.
Now, we will verify whether RStudio has been installed successfully. |
| Highlight Search on the machine | Go to the Start menu of your computer and search for RStudio.
Once the RStudio appears, click on it. |
| Highlight RStudio window | RStudio is launched. |
| [RStudio]
Ctrl + L |
We will clear the Console before moving further.
Click in the Console window and press Ctrl and L keys together. |
| Highlight the greater than symbol in the Console window | Now, we will run a plot command. |
| [RStudio]
plot(1:5) |
In the Console window, type plot and in parentheses 1:5 and press Enter. |
| Highlight the plot in the Plots window | The required plot is generated. |
| Highlight Packages in the interface of RStudio | In the right lower side of RStudio, click on Packages. |
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Installing Packages |
Now, we will install a few packages which will be required later in this series. |
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Installing Packages |
We will install
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| [RStudio] | Let us switch to RStudio.
Make sure that you are connected to the Internet. |
| [RStudio]
install.packages("plyr") |
In the Console window, type the following command and press Enter.
We will wait until the installation is complete. |
| Highlight DONE (plyr) in RStudio | plyr package is now installed. |
| Cursor in the Console window of RStudio | I will clear the Console before moving further. |
| [RStudio]
Ctrl + L |
Click in the Console window and press Ctrl and L keys together. |
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install.packages("MASS") |
Now, we will install another package named as MASS.
Type the following command and press Enter. We will wait until the installation is complete. |
| Highlight DONE (MASS) in RStudio | MASS package is now installed. |
| Cursor in the Console window of RStudio | I will clear the Console window again. |
| [RStudio]
Ctrl + L |
Click in the Console window and press Ctrl and L keys together. |
| [RStudio]
install.packages("ggplot2") |
Now, we will install ggplot2 package.
In the Console window, type the following command and press Enter. We will wait until the installation is complete. Depending upon your speed of the Internet, it may take 4 to 5 minutes. |
| Highlight DONE (ggplot2) in RStudio | ggplot2 package is now installed. |
| Cursor in the Console window of RStudio | I will clear the Console window again. |
| [RStudio]
Ctrl + L |
Click in the Console window.
Press Ctrl and L keys together. |
| [RStudio]
install.packages("dplyr") |
Now, we will install dplyr package.
In the Console window, type the following command and press Enter. We will wait until the installation is complete. Depending upon the speed of the Internet, it may take 4 to 5 minutes. |
| Highlight DONE (dplyr) in RStudio | dplyr package is now installed. |
| Let us summarize what we have learnt. | |
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Summary |
In this tutorial, we have learnt how to,
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Acknowledgment |
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Thank You |
This tutorial is contributed by Madhuri Ganapathi and Sudhakar Kumar from IIT Bombay. Thank you for watching. |
