RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for the R programming language developed by Posit PBC. It provides a variety of features and tools for developing R applications, including syntax highlighting, auto-completion, debugging and versioning. RStudio is very flexible and can be used for different types of R projects.
As part of Jupyter, RStudio is already installed and set up as a web variant in the JupyterLab Docker container. This allows you to use the functionality of RStudio directly within your Jupyter environment and edit your notebooks and other files. This integration allows you to combine the benefits of both tools.
Here are the steps to launch Rstudio within Jupyter:
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Go to the launcher: In the left sidebar, click the blue button with the plus.
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Launch RStudio: Under the “Notebook” section, select the “RStudio” tile. The web application will now start in a new browser window/tab.