Installing the IRkernel

To configure IRkernel, follow these steps:
  1. 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
  2. Install the IRkernel in R: Open your R REPL (R does not have to be installed with conda) and run:
    install.packages('IRkernel')
  3. Softlink jupyter and register IRkernel:
    ln -s <PATH TO YOUR CONDA ENV> /usr/bin/jupyter && R -e "IRkernel::installspec(user = FALSE)"