How to do it…

Once you have downloaded the appropriate executable file, you are ready to install it. Since, you have downloaded the .deb file, you will require gdebi-core to execute that file. Here are the steps to install gdebi-core and then install RStudio IDE:

1. To install gdebi-core, run the following command:

      sudo apt-get install gdebi-core

1. To download the RStudio IDE installer .deb file, run the following command:

      wget https://download1.rstudio.org/rstudio-1.0.136-amd64.deb

The preceding command would generate the following output:

1. To install the IDE, run the following command:

      sudo gdebi rstudio-1.0.136-amd64.deb

The preceding command will generate the following output:

1. In the preceding screenshot, the terminal is asking whether you want to install the software or not. Type y and hit the Enter button here. Once the installation process is completed, you will see the following screen in the Terminal: