add R version instructions

UBC-STAT · Sep 15, 2023 · 875b9d5 · 875b9d5
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diff --git a/computing/mac_arm.qmd b/computing/mac_arm.qmd
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ R --version
 You should see something like this if you were successful:
 
 ```
-R version 4.0.0 (2020-04-24) -- "Arbor Day"
-Copyright (C) 2020 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
-Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin17.0 (64-bit)
+R version 4.3.1 (2023-06-16) -- "Beagle Scouts"
+Copyright (C) 2023 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
+Platform: aarch64-apple-darwin20 (64-bit)
+
 R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
 You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the
 GNU General Public License versions 2 or 3.
@@ -122,6 +123,12 @@ Although it is possible to install R through conda, we highly recommend not doin
 In case you have already installed R using conda you can remove it by executing `conda uninstall r-base`.
 :::
 
+::: {.callout-important}
+This course requires `R` version 4.2 or higher. You may need to update.
+
+The course package will error on install if this is not the case.
+:::
+
 ### XQuartz
 
 Some R packages rely on the dependency XQuartz which no longer ships with the Mac OS,

diff --git a/computing/mac_x86.qmd b/computing/mac_x86.qmd
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ R --version
 You should see something like this if you were successful:
 
 ```
-R version 4.0.0 (2020-04-24) -- "Arbor Day"
-Copyright (C) 2020 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
-Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin17.0 (64-bit)
+R version 4.3.1 (2023-06-16) -- "Beagle Scouts"
+Copyright (C) 2023 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
+Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit)
+
 R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
 You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the
 GNU General Public License versions 2 or 3.
@@ -117,9 +118,16 @@ https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
 ::: {.callout-note}
 Although it is possible to install R through conda, we highly recommend not doing so.
+
 In case you have already installed R using conda you can remove it by executing `conda uninstall r-base`.
 :::
 
+::: {.callout-important}
+This course requires `R` version 4.2 or higher. You may need to update.
+
+The course package will error on install if this is not the case.
+:::
+
 ### XQuartz
 
 Some R packages rely on the dependency XQuartz which no longer ships with the Mac OS,

diff --git a/computing/ubuntu.qmd b/computing/ubuntu.qmd
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ R --version
 You should see something like this if you were successful:
 
 ```
-R version 4.1.0 (2021-05-18) -- "Camp Pontanezen"
-Copyright (C) 2021 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
+R version 4.3.1 (2023-06-16) -- "Beagle Scouts"
+Copyright (C) 2023 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
 Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit)
+
 R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
 You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the
 GNU General Public License versions 2 or 3.
@@ -137,6 +138,12 @@ we highly recommend not doing so. In case you have already installed R using
 conda you can remove it by executing `conda uninstall r-base`.
 :::
 
+::: {.callout-important}
+This course requires `R` version 4.2 or higher. You may need to update.
+
+The course package will error on install if this is not the case.
+:::
+
 
 ### RStudio
 

diff --git a/computing/windows.qmd b/computing/windows.qmd
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ we highly recommend not doing so. In case you have already installed R using
 conda you can remove it by executing `conda uninstall r-base`.
 :::
 
+::: {.callout-important}
+This course requires `R` version 4.2 or higher. You may need to update.
+
+The course package will error on install if this is not the case.
+:::
+
+
 ### RStudio
 
 Download the Windows version of RStudio Desktop from