Using R in a Jupyter Notebook

To run a Jupyter Notebook with R, you need to create a conda environment and activate the kernel so Jupyter can recognize it. Then you can work with the R language in a notebook.

1. Create a new conda environment:

conda create -n r-kernel

1. Activate the environment:

conda activate r-kernel

1. Install the R-kernel and Jupyter packages:

conda install r-recommended r-irkernel
conda install Jupyter

1. Add the R-kernel to Jupyter by installing a kernel spec. This allows Jupyter to recognize the kernel and work with it interactively:

R -e 'IRkernel::installspec()'

1. Run the Jupyter notebook:

jupyter-notebook

1. Copy the generated URL and paste it into a browser. Be careful to leave the appropriate machine name.
2. Click the New drop-down button and select R.
3. When the notebook launches, enter and run your code.