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General
R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
Installation
Get source from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), then the perform usual steps:
./configure
make
(sudo) make install
Note: had to install libpcre3-dev.
Package managements
The packages are available from
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/index.html
and the procedure is detailed here:
https://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-admin.html#Installing-packages
To install:
install.packages("ggplot2")
you will be asked to select:
- a local directory where the package will be installed,
- a mirror from which the package is downloaded.
Search package
help.search("ggplot2")
Tutorials
- R by example: http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/KB/R/
- R-bloggers: https://www.r-bloggers.com/installing-r-packages/