Installing RStudio Server on Void Linux

In this tutorial, we will be installing RStudio Server on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, we need to make sure that we have the following:

• A system running Void Linux.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install R

RStudio requires R to be installed on the system. We can install R using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S R

Step 2: Install required dependencies

RStudio Server requires several dependencies. We can install them using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S libuuid-devel openssl-devel pcre-devel readline-devel zlib-devel libgit2-devel

Step 3: Download RStudio Server

We can download RStudio Server from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/#Server. Download the appropriate version for your system.

Once downloaded, extract the tarball using the following command:

tar xvzf rstudio-x.x.x.tar.gz

Step 4: Install RStudio Server

Change into the extracted directory using the following command:

cd rstudio-x.x.x

Run the following command to start the installation:

sudo ./install-rstudio-server

The installation process should take a few minutes to complete.

Step 5: Configure RStudio Server

Once the installation is complete, we need to configure RStudio Server. Open the configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/rstudio/rserver.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

auth-required-user-group=rstudio_users
server-daemonize=0

Save the file and exit.

Step 6: Start RStudio Server

We can start RStudio Server using the following command:

sudo rstudio-server start

Step 7: Access RStudio Server

We can access RStudio Server by navigating to the following URL in a web browser:

http://<server-ip-address>:8787

Replace <server-ip-address> with the IP address of the server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure RStudio Server on Void Linux. We can now use RStudio Server for remote data analysis and visualization.