![]() ![]() ![]() You can expect to update RStudio much more often than R itself.įor example, I update RStudio every month or so, whereas I update R 1 or 2 times per year. The Preview version includes new (upcoming) features, but it is also generally very stable and highly usable. First a list of all packages found in lib.loc is created and compared with those available at the repositories. The Preview version is often the same as the general release.īut in the build-up to a new general release, the Preview release is used for release candidates. The main function of the set is update.packages. Unless you have a specific reason to prefer the released version, try the Preview. Be aware that if you select all packages, this may take some time and you will be unable to use R whilst the process completes. ![]() A dialogue box will appear and you can select the packages you wish to update. In particular, you can no longer install pre-built binary add-on packages from CRAN. To update multiple packages, or indeed all packages, RStudio provides helpful tools. Once you are 2 minor versions behind (4.5.whatever or earlier in this example), you will start to suffer. It’s probably OK if you are still on 4.6.whatever, which is one minor version behind and is called “r-oldrel”.īeing one minor version behind usually doesn’t cause trouble. ![]() As the 4.something series unfolds, I advise that you never fall more than 1 minor version behind.Ĭoncrete example: let’s say the released version of R is 4.7.1, which is totally fictional and well beyond the current version of R at the time of writing. You can be more relaxed about upgrading minor versions, but you still want to stay reasonably current. It is a good idea to be on the current major version, meaning 4.something at this point, especially if you want to get the most out of a workshop.Įach major version is followed by several years of smaller releases (minor and patch releases). Is your R version “old”? R had a major version change in April 2020, with the release of 4.0.0. By definition, these problems are going away and we’d rather focus on edge cases with current versions, which affect lots of people. Also, frankly, there is a limit to our motivation. You might want to install R this way if you plan. In live workshops, there is a limit to how much we can help with ancient versions of R or RStudio. Homebrew is a package manager for the Mac which lets you install and update software from the command line. But at some point, running old versions of software adds unnecessary difficulty. You don’t want to adopt new things on day one. 5.1 How to think about upgrading R and RStudio ![]()
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