Installing R and Rstudio

To run the Forest Foresight package you need R and Rstudio

Installing R:

  1. Windows:
    a. Go to https://cran.r-project.org/
    b. Click on "Download R for Windows"
    c. Click on "base"
    d. Click on the download link for the latest version of R
    e. Once downloaded, run the installer and follow the prompts

  2. macOS:
    a. Go to https://cran.r-project.org/
    b. Click on "Download R for macOS"
    c. Click on the .pkg file appropriate for your macOS version
    d. Once downloaded, open the .pkg file and follow the installation instructions

  3. Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):
    a. Open a terminal
    b. Run the following commands:

    sudo apt update sudo apt install r-base

Installing RStudio:

RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

  1. Go to https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download

  2. Scroll down to find the installer for your operating system

  3. Download the installer

  4. Run the installer and follow the prompts

For all operating systems:

  • Once the download is complete, run the installer

  • Follow the installation wizard, accepting the default options unless you have specific preferences

After installation:

  1. Open RStudio

  2. In the console pane (usually at the bottom left), you can type R commands

  3. To confirm everything is working, try typing:

    print("Hello, World!")

    If you see "Hello, World!" printed in the console, your installation is successful.

Remember, you need to install R before installing RStudio, as RStudio is an IDE that runs on top of R.