Install R

This lesson is called Install R, part of the Getting Started With R course. This lesson is called Install R, part of the Getting Started With R course.

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Your Turn

Download and install R.
Open R and use any mathematical operators (+, -, /, and *) to create an expression and make sure it works as expected.

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Bonnie Wagner • March 12, 2026

Should I uninstall previous versions?

Gracielle Higino Coach • March 12, 2026

Hi Bonnie! You don't need to uninstall previous versions, but you can! Sometimes people keep different versions of R when they want to / need to play around with older package versions that are not compatible with current R versions. Just be aware that you might need to re-install all your packages.