

Many GitHub packages, such as flipPlots, are already installed in Displayr, so we've done the work for you! If you need any additional packages installed, please reach out to to install your R package of choice from GitHub in Displayr? Get started below. In this example, we are installing the flipPlots package created by Displayr.Īlthough RStudio does have various tools for installing packages, the most straightforward approach is to follow the steps described in the previous section, entering the code into the Console in RStudio. Install the package of interest from GitHub using the following code, where you need to remember to list both the author and the name of the package (in GitHub jargon, the package is the repo, which is short for repository). Step 2: Install the package of interest from GitHub The best way to do this is from CRAN, by typing: To install a R package, start by installing the devtools package. Go to your GitHub profile and click the plus sign in the top right, select New repository. How to install R packages from GitHub? Step 1: Install the devtools package

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Following this, in that same window again, click View public key and copy the string of numbers and letters.

Step 1: In RStudio, Go to Tools > Global Options > Git/SVN Then click on Create RSA Key and when this completes, click Close. INFO 5940 - Computing for Information Science Here is the step by step process to link GitHub and RStudio.
