Quick Method To Install R On Ubuntu 18.04

What Is R ?

R is an open-source programming language. It specializes in statistical computing and graphics. It is supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing. In this tutorial, we will show you the quick method to install R on an Ubuntu 18.04.

Quick Method To Install R On Ubuntu 18.04

Step 1 — Add GPG Key

At first, you need to add the relevant GPG key before installing R.

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9

After adding GPG key, it’s time to add the R repository in your Ubuntu.

sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu bionic-cran35/'

sudo apt update

sudo apt install r-base