Togaware DATA MINING
Desktop Survival Guide
by Graham Williams
Google


Internet Connected Installation

For MS/Windows (XP or Vista or 7) on a machine directly connected to the Internet:

  1. For R 2.11.1: Download and install GTK+ (2.12.9 is 7.03MB) from:
    http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gladewin32/gtk-2.12.9-win32-2.exe

  2. For R 2.12.0: Download and install GTK+ (2.16.6 is 7MB) from:
    http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gtk-win/gtk2-runtime-2.16.6-2010-02-24-ash.exe

  3. Download and install GGobi (2.1.8 is 807KB) from:
    http://www.ggobi.org/downloads/ggobi-2.1.8.exe

  4. Download and install R (2.11.1 is 33MB) from:
    http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/R-2.11.1-win32.exe
    Choosing all the defaults on the install works just fine.

  5. Install Rattle by opening the R Desktop icon and:

    > install.packages("rattle")
    

    R asks us to nominate a CRAN mirror. Choose a nearby location. A few dependent packages will be installed.

  6. Start Rattle by opening the R Desktop icon and:

    > library(rattle)
    > rattle()
    

  7. Optional: You may like to install Emacs Speaks S, a comprehensive environment for writing R code on MS/Windows. Download and install the latest version available (39.9MB) from:
    http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca/en/ressources/emacs/windows.

  8. Alternative Option: You may like to install Tinn-R - a more traditional GUI based IDE for R (3.94MB) from:
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinn-r

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