Using MacBook Pro to Program in R

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Created Jun ’24

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I am trying to learn how to program in R and would like to download a version of the program so that I can use it after my class is over and I lose access to my lab version of R. I went to https://cran.r-project.org/mirrors.html and selected a link in my country and downloaded the arm64.pkg for the most current version, but when I click the installer it tells me that the version cannot be installed on 'this computer'. I have Sonoma 14.5, so I believe it should be able to download. I have the RStudio downloaded as well so I have something to view once I can get the R program up and running.

Does anyone know how to get the R program installed on a mac running on Sonoma 14.5?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’24

You might have more luck asking this via the support channel for the third-party tools you’re using but…

I tried this here in my office and it worked for me. Specifically:

I downloaded the R-4.4.1-arm64.pkg.
I opened it on my main Mac, running 14.5, and the installer opened just fine.
I navigated through the uninstaller UI until just before actually installing it, and didn’t see any problems. [I didn’t install it because I don’t want R on my main Mac.]
I fired up a VM (running 14.2.1) and ran through the entire installation process there. That worked.

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