Update Everything
This lesson is called Update Everything, part of the Fundamentals of R course. This lesson is called Update Everything, part of the Fundamentals of R course.
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Your Turn
Update R (see Install R lesson for more information)
Update RStudio (see Install RStudio lesson for more information)
Update all packages
Have any questions? Put them below and we will help you out!
Course Content
34 Lessons
1
The Grammar of Graphics
04:39
2
Scatterplots
03:46
3
Histograms
05:47
4
Bar Charts
06:37
5
Setting color and fill Aesthetic Properties
02:39
6
Setting color and fill Scales
05:40
7
Setting x and y Scales
03:09
8
Adding Text to Plots
07:32
9
Plot Labels
03:57
10
Themes
02:19
11
Facets
03:12
12
Save Plots
02:57
13
Bring it All Together (Data Visualization)
06:42
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Jane Fields • March 22, 2025
How important is it that I have R 4.4.3 vs. R 4.4.1? I can't do any installs without my IT person. Otherwise, I can do the work on my personal computer (if I need the updated version to move forward).
Jane Fields • March 22, 2025
You also mention that if we don't have the most recent version, we should update. How do I find out what the most recent version is? Also, is this something you recommend always doing as you work in R/R Studio? Finally, when I go up to the top (in Windows) and see RStudio, there's no option for About R Studio to see the version. Is there somewhere else I should look?
Gracielle Higino Coach • March 23, 2025
Hi Jane! To check the most recent version of R you can visit the CRAN website and compare the number of the latest version available there with the version of your installed R (which shows up in the bar above the console panel). You can, alternatively, use the
{installR}package to manage that.About the RStudio updates, if you don't have a menu called "Rstudio", you can check the "Help" menu on the top bar as well. You can go to Help > Check for updates
Finally, about the importance of updating your softwares, a good rule is that updates that change the first digit of the version number are mandatory (e.g., 4.1.1 -> 5.1.1); updates that change the second digit are optional (e.g., 4.1.1 -> 4.2.1; consider updating if the change is too big), and updates that change the third number can be ignored, overall (unless, maybe, if you're developing a package or something like that).