Introduction

R is a programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides various statistical and graphical techniques, including linear and nonlinear modeling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, and graphical data representation. It also has a large and active community of users and developers, who have created a vast library of packages that extend the functionality of the base R system.
In this article, we will explain to you how to install R on Debian 10.

Install R

1. Update and upgrade the package index.
   

   # sudo apt update
   # sudo apt -y upgrade

2. Install R by running the following command.
   

   # sudo apt install r-base

3. Verify the R installation.
   

   # R --version

   Output