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Using R at Whitman
Updated Dec 10, 2021

    Using R at Whitman

    Dec 10, 2021

    What is R?

    R is a popular and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, is open source. 
    R is available as Free Software under the terms of the Free Software Foundation’s GNU General Public License.

    R is currently available as a deployable package, and is installed by default on all of our teaching stations. The most current deployable version of R is 4.1.0, 64-bit.

    Package Management/Availability

    Starting in Fall 2021, packages for R (and RStudio) will be not be pre-loaded on Whitman Computers. R Packages are installed in the User's H Drive, and should follow the user, so faculty are encouraged to assign their students an exercise to prepare their R Environment for the semester prior to utilizing R. 



    Changing R Version on Windows Desktops

    Hold down the Control key during the launch of RStudio, this will cause the R version selection dialog to display at startup. Then Click "Choose a specific version of R:". Select the version of R you wish to use and click "OK". R will now open in the version you selected. 

    Changing R Studio to work on a different R version in RDS 

    Log in to RDS.SYR.EDU 

    Open R Studio

    Navigate to Tools → Global Options



    Under General ---- R Version:  Click on Change...



    Choose the 3rd Radio button : Choose a Specific Version of R.   Choose the 64 Bit option of the Version you would like to run. 



    R Studio will prompt you to restart R Studio, and your desired Version of R will now be running. 









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