TL;DR I’m seeking someone to take over maintenance of the the popular R package installr (github), due to a shift away from Windows OS. The package has been downloaded over 3.3 million times and has a current download rate of around 61k times a month. The ideal candidate should have experience with Windows OS, be an experienced R developer, and be passionate about helping fellow R users. Interested? please leave a comment on the github issue here.   Details Background Dear R Community, As many of you may know, the installr package has been providing valuable functions for installing and ..read more

tl;dr On Linux MINT 19.2, I was only able to properly install R 3.6.3 (but NOT R 4+) The correct repos need to be updated in at least 2 files, only then can R be installed Did I miss any tips? please leave me a comment. Background I have tried, and failed, to install R version 4+ on my Linux MINT 19.2. The following are the steps I took to remove my old versions of R and manage to install it again. Some sources that helped me write this up: Ubuntu Packages For R – Brief Instructions R 3.6 for Linux Mint 19.1 [SOLVED] Installing R: unmet dependencies error Problem installing R4.0 on LInux Mi ..read more