{"id":4080,"date":"2021-02-05T16:16:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=4080"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:20:18","slug":"how-to-install-r-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-install-r-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install R on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

R Programming language is an open-source and free software environment that is specifically used for statistical computing and graphical data representation. R software is specially designed for data miners for developing statistical applications, and statisticians for performing data analysis.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will give you a brief demo on how to install the R programming language on Linux Ubuntu distribution. All steps we have executed on Ubuntu 20.04 system in this article. Let\u2019s start the R installation!<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following requirements should meet for R installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system:<\/p>\n

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  1. System RAM should have at least 1 GB.<\/li>\n
  2. You should have root or to run sudo command privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Installation of R on Ubuntu 20.04<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The R packages, available in the default Ubuntu repository are outdated. Therefore, it is the best alternative to install R from the CRAN repository. So, implement the below-mentioned steps in order to install R on Ubuntu 20.04 system by using the CRAN repository:<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Install Required Dependencies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Launch the terminal by pressing \u2018Ctrl + Alt + t\u2019 or open the terminal by clicking on the \u2018Activities\u2019 and type terminal in the search bar as follows:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    First, install the all required packages that are necessary for adding a new CRAN repository. Execute the following command to install all dependencies:<\/p>\n

    $ sudo apt install dirmngr gnupg apt-transport-https ca-certificates software-properties-common<\/pre>\n
    The following output shows on the terminal window:<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 2: Add Cran Repository<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Add the Cran repository by running the following commands in the terminal:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    $ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https:\/\/cloud.r-project.org\/bin\/linux\/ubuntu focal-cran40\/<\/a>'<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 3: Install R\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Execute the below-given command to install R on your Ubuntu 20.04 system:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo apt install r-base<\/pre>\n
    When you will run the above command the following R packages installs on your system:<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 4: Check R version<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    Once the R is installed, type the following command to check the installed version of R programming software:<\/p>\n
    $ R --version<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    From the following output, it is verified that R is installed on your system now.<\/p>\n
    Step 5: Install essential build packages<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    R has a variety of packages. Therefore, before starting the compilation process install some essential packages that are required for compiling R programs.<\/p>\n
    The following command can be used to install the required build packages:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo apt install build-essential<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Step 6: Access R Console<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    First, type the following command to access the R shell environment where you can install the required R packages:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo -i R<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Now, you can install all R packages on your system.<\/p>\n
    Example:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    In this example, install the \u2018txtplot\u2019 package that plots the graph of given values. Install the R package \u2018txtplot\u2019 by typing the following terminal command:<\/p>\n
    > install.packages(\u201ctxtplot\u201d)<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Now, load the \u2018txtplot\u2019 library by running the following command:<\/p>\n
    > library(\u201ctxtplot\u201d)<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    In this example, we have explained the basic overview of the graph plot between the car acceleration and speed.<\/p>\n
    > txtplot(cars[,1], cars[,2], xlab = \u201cacceleration\u201d, ylab = \u201cspeed\u201d)<\/pre>\n
    The above command displays the following graph on the terminal:<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    To exit from the R console, type the following command on the terminal:<\/p>\n
    > q()<\/pre>\n
    The following prompt will appear for saving the above workspace image:<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Press \u2018y\u2019 if you want to save the workspace.<\/p>\n
    Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    We have covered all details related to R installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system in this article. We have also given you a brief demo on how you can install R packages and utilize them according to your needs. We have installed a graphical plotting package in this article. You can install more R packages by using the install.packages() command. Thanks for reading this useful article.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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