install.R {installr} | R Documentation |
Downloads and installs the latest R version
Description
Fetches the latest (not development!) R version
Usage
install.R(
page_with_download_url = "https://cran.rstudio.com/bin/windows/base/",
pat = "R-[0-9.]+.+-win\\.exe",
to_checkMD5sums = TRUE,
keep_install_file = FALSE,
download_dir = tempdir(),
silent = FALSE,
...
)
Arguments
page_with_download_url |
URL from which the latest stable version of R can be downloaded from. |
pat |
the pattern of R .exe file to download |
to_checkMD5sums |
Should we check that the new R installation has the files we expect it to (by checking the MD5 sums)? default is TRUE. It assumes that the R which was installed is the latest R version. |
keep_install_file |
If TRUE - the installer file will not be erased after it is downloaded and run. |
download_dir |
A character of the directory into which to download the file. (default is tempdir()) |
silent |
If TRUE - enables silent installation mode. |
... |
extra parameters to pass to install.URL |
Details
If you are not sure if you need to update R or not, It is better to use updateR for updating R, since it includes more options. But in case you wish to only install R, with no other steps taken (for example, taking care of your old packages), then you can use install.R()
See the install.Rdevel function for installing the latest R-devel version.
Value
TRUE/FALSE - was the installation of R successful or not.
References
https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/
See Also
uninstall.R, install.Rdevel, updateR, system
Examples
## Not run:
install.R()
## End(Not run)