Getting started

Download, install and start the experimental LinkEDA build on macOS.

Experimental macOS build

Getting started

The published package contains the LinkEDA R package, the native macOS application, its icon and the mtcars and Alien example data. The current build is intended for Apple-silicon macOS with R 4.6.x.

Warning

LinkEDA is experimental and is not yet distributed as a signed or notarised Mac application. macOS may therefore ask you to confirm that you trust the downloaded software. Only override a security warning for a package obtained from this site and that you have chosen to trust.

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LinkEDA application icon.

Version 0.0.1 · macOS arm64 · R 4.6

LinkEDA 0.0.1

Native R binary package (.tgz), including the LinkEDA application and examples.

Download LinkEDA_0.0.1.tgz

No ZIP, DMG, PKG or other installer is published here.

Install from R

Download the file, then run:

install.packages(
  "~/Downloads/LinkEDA_0.0.1.tgz",
  repos = NULL,
  type = "binary"
)

library(LinkEDA)

This is a precompiled macOS package, so type = "binary" is intentional. Installing it as source would require Apple developer tools and a local native compilation.

Install with RStudio

  1. Open Tools > Install Packages….
  2. In Install from, choose Package Archive File (.tgz; .tar.gz).
  3. Browse to LinkEDA_0.0.1.tgz in Downloads.
  4. Confirm the installation, then run library(LinkEDA) in the R console.

The menu wording can vary slightly between RStudio versions. R.app, Positron, VS Code and other R front ends can install the same package by running the command above in their R console. The published archive is a macOS Apple-silicon binary; it is not a Windows package.

Start LinkEDA

Start with no data and choose a file or an object from the Welcome Window:

library(LinkEDA)
LinkEDA()

Or start directly with a data frame, tibble or tribble:

library(LinkEDA)
LinkEDA(mtcars)

LinkEDA() is the current public launcher. It is also a compatibility wrapper around the original internal launch machinery.

The LinkEDA Welcome Window displayed after calling LinkEDA without a data argument.

Optional R packages

The core application runs without every optional analysis package. Particular features use additional packages when available: haven for SPSS, Stata and SAS files; readxl for Excel; mice for multiple imputation; emmeans and rstatix for selected comparisons; and lme4/lmerTest for mixed models. LinkEDA reports a missing dependency when an analysis needs one.

Update an existing installation

  1. Choose LinkEDA > Quit LinkEDA so that the native process closes.
  2. If the package is attached in the current R session, restart R before replacing it.
  3. Run the same install.packages(..., type = "binary") command with the newer .tgz.
  4. Load the package and call LinkEDA() again.

The current package version is deliberately early (0.0.1); update and compatibility behaviour may change.

If macOS blocks the first launch

Try the launch once, then inspect System Settings > Privacy & Security for the standard option to allow software you trust. The project does not currently provide a notarised installer. Avoid disabling Gatekeeper globally.