ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how to download R from the Internet and install it and the R Commander on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems. If you have already successfully installed R and the R Commander, then feel free to skip the chapter. There is, however, some troubleshooting information, to which you can make reference if you experience a problem.
More detailed (and potentially more up-to-date) information on installing R and the Rcmdr package appears on the web site for this book. Please consult the web site if the information provided here proves insufficient, or if you encounter difficulties not discussed here.
