Installing RStudio Package Manager

These instructions describe how to install RStudio Package Manager on a Linux server.

Download and install

Download and install RStudio Package Manager:

RHEL/CentOS Linux

$ curl -O https://s3.amazonaws.com/rstudio-package-manager/centos/x86_64/rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo yum install rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm

Ubuntu Linux

$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
$ curl -O https://s3.amazonaws.com/rstudio-package-manager/ubuntu/amd64/rstudio-pm_1.0.10-2_amd64.deb
$ sudo gdebi rstudio-pm_1.0.10-2_amd64.deb

SUSE Linux 12 SP3+

$ curl -O https://s3.amazonaws.com/rstudio-package-manager/opensuse/x86_64/rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo zypper install rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm

SUSE Linux 15

$ curl -O https://s3.amazonaws.com/rstudio-package-manager/opensuse15/x86_64/rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo zypper install rstudio-pm-1.0.10-2.x86_64.rpm

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

If you already have a license key, activate the license using:

Terminal

$ sudo /opt/rstudio-pm/bin/license-manager activate <LICENSE-KEY>

where <LICENSE-KEY> is the license key that was provided to you.

If your server is offline or if you need to use a different license activation process, refer to the licensing section of the RStudio Package Manager Administration Guide.

Verify installation

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.