R (Rstudio) - Mint Starter Kit

Install R and necessary dependencies

Update the package list and install R along with necessary dependencies:

bash

apt-get update
apt-get install -y r-base libgbm1 lib32gcc-s1 lib32stdc++6 libc6-i386 libclang-10-dev libclang-common-10-dev libclang-dev libclang1-10 libgc1c2 libllvm10 libobjc-9-dev libobjc4 libxcb-xkb1 libxkbcommon-x11-0

If you encounter dependency issues when executing the above commands, then run:

bash

apt -y --fix-broken install

Verify the installation

Enter the command R in the terminal:

R

# R

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 certain conditions.
Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.

R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type 'contributors()' for more information and
'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.

Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
Type 'q()' to quit R.

> 1 + 1
[1] 2
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