1 - Install Base-R and RStudio on your laptops

Use the following links to install the newest versions of R und RStudio.

Install Base-R: R 4.0.3 (Windows), R 4.0.3 (Mac)
Install RStudio: RStudio 1.4 (Windows), RStudio 1.4 (Mac)

2 - Install necessary packages

For this workshop, we will rely on R packages that need to be installed. To do this, run the following code within your R Console within R Studio:

install.packages(c("tidyverse", "sf"))

To avoid problems during the installation of packages, please enter n for No, when you are asked to install a package from source.

3 - Optional: Install additional software

If you want to install packages from source (or if installation fails), install the following software for the necessary compilers.

Windows: RTools
Mac: Command line tools (no direct link available)



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