Installing the IRkernel To configure IRkernel, follow these steps: The IRkernel requires jupyter installed. Create a conda environment with the IRkernel dependencies: conda create -p <PATH TO YOUR CONDA ENV> -y --override-channels -c <CHANNEL URL> jupyter_client==7.2.2 grpcio protobuf Install the IRkernel in R: Open your R REPL (R does not have to be installed with conda) and run: install.packages('IRkernel') Softlink jupyter and register IRkernel: ln -s <PATH TO YOUR CONDA ENV> /usr/bin/jupyter && R -e "IRkernel::installspec(user = FALSE)"