Hi,
I am trying to install R Shiny (open source) and expose the server via a port on the Linux machine. I've got the server installed, and it's accepting and returning output to the port from a browser connection, however it does NOT appear to be linking through
to MRO R to process commands.
Is there a step-by-step guide for the VM to do this? It seems strange that this isn't just a default install to be honest.
So far I have,
1) updated everything
$ sudo su - -c "R -e \"install.packages('shiny', repos='https://cran.rstudio.com/')\""
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
$ wget |removedhttp| download3.rstudio.org/ubuntu-14.04/x86_64/shiny-server-1.5.9.923-amd64.deb (slightly edited to avoid linking directly)
$ sudo gdebi shiny-server-1.5.9.923-amd64.deb
2) exposed port 8788
3) pointed a browser, whereupon I get the Shiny welcome screen, but none of the histograms from the R back end render.
We have a single administrator log on to the VM, let's call it 'DataScience'. What exact steps do I now need to do (given ZERO experience with Ubuntu or Linux, please avoid short hand such as 'just update your PATH' - I really need to know where, what, and
how).
Thanks.