How To Install R and RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install R and RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for the programming language R. It is a popular tool among data scientists, statisticians, and researchers for data analysis, visualization, and statistical modeling. It is available as a desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as a web-based application that can be accessed from any device with a web browser.

This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of the R and RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.

Prerequisites

• A server running one of the following operating systems: Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint.
• It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
• SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
• A non-root sudo user or access to the root user. We recommend acting as a non-root sudo user, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.

Install R and RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish

Step 1. Before diving into the installation process, it’s essential to ensure that your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system is up-to-date and ready to accommodate the new software. Open the terminal and run the following commands to update the package lists and upgrade any existing packages:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install libclang-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libpcre2-dev libblas-dev liblapack-dev

Step 2. Installing R Programming Language.

RStudio is dependent on R so first, we need to install R Programming on the server. Now run the following command below to add the R-base repository to your Ubuntu system:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs)-cran40/"

Next, import the GPG keys:

wget -qO- https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu/marutter_pubkey.asc | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/cran_ubuntu_key.asc

After the repository is enabled, now install the latest version of R Programming using the below command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install r-base

Verify installation and build version:

R --version

For additional resources on installing the R programming language, read the post below:

• How to install R programming language on Ubuntu Linux √

Step 3. Installing RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04.

By default, RStudio is not available on Ubuntu 22.04 base repository. Now run the following command below to download the latest RStudio package release binary file from its official page to your Ubuntu system:

wget https://download1.rstudio.org/electron/focal/amd64/rstudio-2024.04.0-735-amd64.deb

Next, install the RStudio package using the following command below:

sudo apt install -f ./rstudio-2024.04.0-735-amd64.deb

Step 3. Accessing RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04.

Once successfully installed on your Ubuntu system, run the following path on your desktop to open the path: Activities -> Show Applications -> RStudio.Alternatively, you can open the software quickly using the command line terminal:

rstudio

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RStudio. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing R and RStudio on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official R and RStudio website.