We will use RStudio in order to build our web-based application. You can either download the binary for RStudio from the website or install it from the terminal. RStudio is available in two versions - RStudio Desktop and RStudio Server. Both versions can be used to build the application. The Server version provides an interface that can be used by multiple users, whereas the Desktop version is generally used locally on the user's machine.
There are two methods to complete the installation for the R tutorial:
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If you will be using the Packt Data Science VM, no further installation is necessary.
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If you will be using your local machine for the tutorial, you can download RStudio Desktop from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download or RStudio Server (only for Linux users) from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download-server/.
The following instructions have been provided for users wishing to download RStudio from the vendor's website and perform a fresh installation:
Go to the website of https://www.rstudio.com and click on Products | RStudio:
On the RStudio page, click on Download RStudio Desktop:
Select the free version of RStudio Desktop:
RStudio is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Download the appropriate executable for your system and proceed to perform the installation:
