Install, remove, configure R versions.
- Works on macOS, Windows and Linux (Ubuntu and Debian).
- Install multiple R versions, select the default one.
- Select R version to install using symbolic names:
devel,next,release,oldrel, etc. - Run multiple versions at the same time using quick links. E.g.
R-4.1orR-4.1.2starts R 4.1.x. Quick links are automatically added to the user’s path. - On M1 macs select between x86_64 and arm64 versions or R, or install both.
- Creates and configures user level package libraries.
- Restricts permissions to the system library. (On macOS, not needed on Windows and Linux).
- Includes auto-complete for
zshandbash, on macOS and Linux. - Updates R installations to allow debugging with
lldb, and to allow core dumps, on macOS. - Installs the appropriate Rtools versions on Windows and sets them up.
- Cleans up stale R-related entries from the Windows registry.
- Switches to root/administrator user as needed.
Download the latest release from https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/releases and install it the usual way.
If you use Homebrew (Intel or Arm version), you can install rim from our tap:
brew tap gaborcsardi/rim
brew install --cask rimYou can use x86_64 rim on Arm macs, and it will be able to install Arm builds of R. But you cannot use Arm rim on Intel macs. If you use both brew versions, only install rim with one of them.
Download the latest release from https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/releases and install it the usual way.
rim adds itself to the user’s path, but you might need to restart your
terminal after the installation on Windows.
Download the latest releast from
https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/releases and uncompress it to
/usr/local
curl -OL https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/releases/download/v0.2.3/rim-linux-0.2.3.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf rim-linux-0.2.3.tar.gz -C /usr/local
If you are running Linux on arm64, download the arm64 build:
curl -OL https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/releases/download/v0.2.3/rim-linux-arm64-0.2.3.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf rim-linux-arm64-0.2.3.tar.gz -C /usr/local
Supported Linux distributions:
Other Linux distributions are coming soon.
The macOS and Linux installers also install completion files for zsh
and bash.
zsh completions work out of the box.
For bash completions install the bash-completion package from
Homebrew or your Linux distribution and make sure it is loaded from your
.bashrc. (You don’t need to install bash from Homebrew, but you can
if you like.)
Use rim add to add a new R installation:
rim add release
Use rim list to list the currently installed R versions, and
rim default to set the default one.
Run rim to see all commands and examples.
rim add -- install a new R version
rim default -- print or set default R version
rim list -- list installed R versions
rim resolve -- resolve a symbolic R version
rim rm -- remove R versions
rim system -- manage current installations
Run rim <subcommand> --help for information about a subcommand.
rim system add-pak -- install or update pak for an R version
rim system allow-debugger -- allow debugging R with lldb and gdb
rim system allow-core-dumps -- allow creating core dumps when R crashes
rim system create-lib -- create current user's package libraries
rim system fix-permissions -- restrict system library permissions to admin
rim system forget -- make system forget about R installations
rim system make-links -- create R-* quick links
rim system make-orthogonal -- make installed versions orthogonal
rim system no-openmp -- remove OpemMP (-fopenmp) option for Apple compilers
rim system add-pak -- install or update pak for an R version
rim system clean-registry -- clean stale R related entries in the registry
rim system create-lib -- create current user's package libraries
rim system make-links -- create R-* quick links
rim system add-pak -- install or update pak for an R version
rim system create-lib -- create current user's package libraries
rim system make-links -- create R-* quick links
Please open an issue in our issue tracker at https://github.com/gaborcsardi/rim/issues
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