[R] Installing R and RStudio - Contact Software Manufacturer Error URGENT

[John Kane]

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On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 at 14:14, Marc Schwartz via R-help <r-help using r-project.org>
wrote:

> Hi Eliana,
>
> It is not clear which application is causing the error.
>
> As you are running macOS 13.3 (Ventura) and that you are trying to install
> both R and RStudio (two separate applications from two different entities),
> please confirm that you downloaded the correct version of R for your Mac
> from CRAN, as per:
>
>   https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/
>
> If you are on an older x86 Intel based Mac, you need to be sure that you
> downloaded R-4.4.2-x86_64.pkg from CRAN, and pay attention to the
> installation note on the above CRAN page:
>
> "macOS Ventura users: there is a known bug in Ventura preventing
> installations from some locations without a prompt. If the installation
> fails, move the downloaded file away from the Downloads folder (e.g., to
> your home or Desktop)."
>
> If you are an Apple ARM (e.g. M1) based Mac, you need to be sure to
> download R-4.4.2-arm64.pkg from CRAN.
>
> As Steven notes below, this all presumes that you have the relevant access
> privileges to install software on the Mac and are not otherwise restricted
> by, for example, any security policies implemented by the owner of the Mac,
> if that is not you.
>
> I do not use RStudio, and you may need to contact Posit, the publishers of
> that application via their support site, if the error is from their
> application and not R itself.
>
>   https://support.posit.co/
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc Schwartz
>
>
> > On Jan 15, 2025, at 1:46 PM, Steven Ellis <stevenalonzoellis using gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Eliana,
> >
> > What model Mac are you using? Are you the owner?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steven
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 1:45 PM Eliana Madison <elianamadison using isu.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Good morning, I am currently trying to download R and RStudio to my
> MacOS
> >> 13.3 as it is a requirement for a statistics class I am taking this
> >> semester.
> >>
> >> I have checked and I have plenty of storage available however after the
> >> downloading process is complete and I go to install the program this
> error
> >> pops up: The installation failed. The Installer encountered an error
> that
> >> caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for
> >> assistance.
> >>
> >> Please provide guidance on how to remedy this issue so I can complete
> the
> >> installation process and get started on my coursework.
> >>
> >> I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible!
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Eliana Madison
> >> ASISU Secretary | Social Work Student
> >> Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
> >>
> >> elianamadison using isu.edu
> >> Idaho State University[image: Idaho State University]
> >>
> >> Idaho State University (Pocatello) acknowledges that it is located
> within
> >> the boundaries of the original Fort Hall Reservation on the traditional
> >> lands of the Shoshone and Bannock peoples.Idaho State Universit
> >>
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-- 
John Kane
Kingston ON Canada

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