Some of these steps are explained in this YouTube video. app file and drag it to wherever you would normally install it, like your 'Applications', or just run it from where it is on the desktop.

It will extract and you can now go into the created folder and find the actual.

You can now extract the payload file in a terminal window with 'tar -xvf ' and drag-drop the 'Payload' file there.

Do so by repeating the commands from step 5 and 6 on 'R-app.pkg' and 'R-fw.pkg'. This is the file you actually want to extract. There will be a file called 'Payload' in each of them.

Right-click on each of 'R-app.pkg' and 'R-fw.pkg' and choose 'Show Package Contents'.

There will also be 'tcltk.pkg' and 'texinfo.pkg', those can be omitted unless you need the tcltk R package or want to build documentation from sources. Inside you will find some packages, including 'R-app.pkg' and 'R-fw.pkg'.

The package will now have been extracted to the destination folder.

Go to the terminal window and press the 'arrow up' key on the keyboard, then press return to rerun the command. Take the newly created folder and throw it in the trash. pkg file to the window), then drag and drop the newly created folder there.

Type 'pkgutil -expand R-4.0.0.pkg' (or type 'pkgutil -expand ' and drag and drop the downloaded.

Open terminal (click on 'Spotlight Search' and type 'terminal' then hit return).

This folder is just for convenience during extracting. Also create a new folder and name it something. pkg file (R-4.0.0.pkg) and place it somewhere you can easily find it, like on the Desktop. Note that you may need to install XQuartz if not already installed, if you need to use X11.

Choose the latest binary for the base distribution.

Pick 'Download R for (Mac) OS X' from the nearest download mirror: UmU | Pick different mirror.

R/RStudio/R packages install on macOS without root permission

Install r and rstudio mac