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Use RStudio within Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2)

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💡 Does WSL 1 work?

No, you will get cannot execute binary file: Exec format error when you try to run rstudio command.

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Requirements / Limitations

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# installed by winget
winget install PowerShell-Preview
winget install git
git config --global user.name "Christophe Dervieux"
git config --global user.email christophe.dervieux@gmail.com
winget install rstudio
winget install vscode
winget install -e R
winget install Github.GithubDesktop

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VERY Basic WSL2 RStudio Install

Begin with a plain Ubuntu distro from the Windows App Store. If one is already installed and you want to start from scratch simply:

wsl -t Ubuntu
wsl --unregister Ubuntu
Ubuntu

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title: "python in RStudio"
output: html_notebook
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Based on instruction [here] (https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023654474-Installing-and-Configuring-Python-with-RStudio), but adapted for Windows.

1. Install system-wide python, using conda, or whatever. 
2. Make sure python/pip is included in PATH
3. Install virtualenv with `pip install virtualenv` from a terminal
4. Navigate to project folder (or create it), and create a new virtualenv in it with `virtualenv my_env` from a terminal.