Next:, Previous:, Up: R for Mac OS X FAQ Frequently Asked Questions on R for Mac OS X Version 3.5.0 2018-04-23, R.app 1.71 Stefano M. Iacus Simon Urbanek Rob J. Goedman Brian Ripley •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: — The Detailed Node Listing — Introduction •: •: •: R.app •: •: •: •: •: •: •: The R Console •: •: •: •: •: General Features •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: The Menus •: •: •: •: •: •: •: Preferences •: Startup •: •: •: •: How to install packages •: •: •: •: R and external applications •: •: •: Quartz device •: •: •: Additional resources •: •: Miscellaneous questions •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •: •. Next:, Previous:, Up: 1 Introduction This document contains a user guide to the R.APP version of R, and information on using R on OS X which supplements the main R manuals. As from R 3.0.0 most of the information has been moved to those manuals, the latest versions of which can be found at. In this document R refers to the core, command-line-based R system while R.APP refers to the GUI-based Mac OS application that controls the underlying R. This ‘R for Mac OS X FAQ’ is rather incomplete at the moment and requires contributions from users.

Anything specific to the R language can be found in the main R-FAQ (see ). Please send any requests/questions you would like answers to the mailing list (after subscribing) as well as comments on this FAQ. The last section of this document contains the most frequently asked questions that don’t fit strictly into any of the categories above – it is usually a good idea to always look into that section if your issue doesn’t fit any of the above or was not answered in one of the specific sections. Always read this FAQ before asking for help on R-SIG-Mac! Previous:, Up: 1.3 How can R for Mac OS X be obtained and installed?

Best transcription software for mac. R is available on CRAN in the form of an Installer package containing the R framework and the R.APP GUI. The package is usually named R.pkg with an optional version number. The installation is done by double-clicking on the Installer package. The Installer will guide you through the necessary steps.

Note that it will require password or login of an account with administrator privileges. The installation can be customized, but the default is suitable for most users. Snapshots of the R-patched and R-devel flavours are available at, packaged in the same way. Further details, including uninstallation and building R from the sources, are in the ‘R Installation and Administration Manual’. Next:, Previous:, Up: 2.3.3 The current and startup working directories If not otherwise specified in the Preferences (see ), or if the specified path is no longer available, then the default working directory at startup is the user home. Xquartz 2.7.7.