How to Install RStudio Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest

RStudio Server is a web-based graphical integrated development environment (IDE) for R language. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install RStudio Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest.
  • Administrative privileges on the machine.
  • A terminal or SSH connection to the Fedora CoreOS machine.
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Installation

  1. Open the terminal or SSH into the Fedora CoreOS machine.

  2. Update the package repositories by running the following command:

sudo dnf update
  1. Install the necessary dependencies for RStudio Server by running the following command:
sudo dnf install openssl-devel libcurl-devel git
  1. Install the latest version of R by executing following commands:
sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled updates-testing
sudo dnf install R
  1. Download the latest version of RStudio Server from the official website. You can do this by visiting the following URL:
https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download-server/

  1. Copy the URL of the RStudio Server package for Fedora CoreOS.

  2. Use the following command to download the RStudio Server package:

sudo wget <paste the copied URL here>
  1. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:
sudo tar -xzf <name of the downloaded package>
  1. Move the extracted directory to /usr/local/ using the following command:
sudo mv <name of the extracted directory> /usr/local/
  1. Create a symbolic link to /usr/local//bin/rstudio-server using the following command:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/<name of the extracted directory>/bin/rstudio-server /usr/bin/rstudio-server
  1. Start the RStudio Server by running the following command:
sudo rstudio-server start
  1. Open your web browser and type the IP address or hostname of the Fedora CoreOS machine followed by :8787 in the address bar. For example:
http://192.168.1.10:8787/
  1. Enter your Linux username and password to log in to the RStudio Server. You can now use RStudio Server for R programming from any web browser.

Conclusion

This tutorial has shown you how to install RStudio Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest. It will give you a web-based graphical integrated development environment (IDE) for R language.