Installing RStudio Package Manager#

These instructions describe how to install RStudio Package Manager on a Linux server. See Install RStudio Professional Products for alternative installation instructions.

Prerequisites

Step 1. Download and install#

Download and install RStudio Package Manager:

RHEL 8RHEL/CentOS 7Ubuntu 20Ubuntu 18SUSE 15 SP3, openSUSE 15.3SUSE 12 SP5

$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/rhel8/x86_64/rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo yum install rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm

$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/centos/x86_64/rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo yum install rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/ubuntu20/amd64/rstudio-pm_2022.04.0-7_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi rstudio-pm_2022.04.0-7_amd64.deb

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/ubuntu/amd64/rstudio-pm_2022.04.0-7_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi rstudio-pm_2022.04.0-7_amd64.deb

$ sudo zypper refresh
$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/opensuse15/x86_64/rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo zypper --no-gpg-checks install rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm

$ sudo zypper refresh
$ curl -O https://cdn.rstudio.com/package-manager/opensuse/x86_64/rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo zypper --no-gpg-checks install rstudio-pm-2022.04.0-7.x86_64.rpm

Step 2. Activate license#

Run the following command to determine the status of your license and verify that your evaluation license is active:
Terminal
```
$ sudo /opt/rstudio-pm/bin/license-manager status
```
Using online activation
If you already have a license key and your server is in an online environment, you can activate the license using the following command:
Terminal
```
$ sudo /opt/rstudio-pm/bin/license-manager activate <LICENSE-KEY>
```
where <LICENSE-KEY> is the license key that was provided to you.
Using offline activation
If your server is offline, you can use this app to activate your offline license. For more information about offline license activation, refer to the offline activation section of the RStudio Package Manager Administration Guide.

Using a floating license server
If you are using a floating licensing server, refer to the floating licenses section of the RStudio Package Manager Administration Guide.

For more information on different options of activating your license, refer to the Licensing section of the RStudio Package Manager Administration guide.

Step 3. Verify installation#

Now, you can visit RStudio Package Manager in a browser at http://<SERVER-ADDRESS>:4242 and replacing <SERVER-ADDRESS> with the DNS name or IP address of the server.

Additional information#

Previous versions#

We understand that older configurations may be incompatible with newer versions of RStudio. If you require an older version, we have several versions archived and available on our Older Versions of RStudio page.

Please consider:

RStudio is limited on the support that we can provide for older versions
If you are using an older version and run into any issues, you may be asked to upgrade to receive support

Please review our Support Agreement for more detail on our product support policy.