The second way to run R programs is in directly on the Linux command line. You can do so using RScript, a utility included with r-base. First, you have to save your R program to a file using your favorite code editor on Linux. The file extension should be .

How do I know if R is installed on Linux?

2 Answers

1. typing R into the command line might bring it up. If that doesn’t work, R is probably not installed.
2. R might be in /usr/bin/ . Look in that folder. If not, there’s an even slimmer chance that you have R.
3. Search for a file named R otherwise.

Is R based on Linux?

R is part of many Linux distributions, you should check with your Linux package management system in addition to the link above.