Adding R scripting to your installation

Two big installation platforms are Mac and Windows. There are separate, but similar, steps required to make R scripting available in your Jupyter installation.

Adding R scripts to Jupyter on a Mac

If you are operating a Mac, you can add R scripting using the command-line:

conda install -c r r-essentials

This will start off with a large installation of the R environment, which contains a number of common packages:

bos-mpdc7:~ dtoomey$ conda install -c r r-essentials
Fetching package metadata: ......
Solving package specifications: .........
Package plan for installation in environment /Users/dtoomey/miniconda3:
    The following packages will be downloaded:
    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    jbig-2.1                   |                0          31 KB
    jpeg-8d                    |                2         210 KB
    libgcc-4.8.5               |                1         785 KB...