Installation Instructions for Mac OS

On a Mac, you will need the following software installed and updated to the most recent versions available:

Note: if installing these software for the first time, please do them in the order in which they are listed.

• R
• RStudio

• Homebrew

  To check if you have Homebrew installed on your computer, open a Terminal window (Applications ➡️ Utilities ➡️ Terminal), and type the following at the prompt:

  brew update
  

  If the command returns a bash: brew: command not found, brew is not installed on your computer, and you can install it by typing the following command into terminal:

  /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  

  If brew is installed, the brew update command will initiate the update of the software. The update might take a few minutes (or a lot of minutes) depending on how frequently you use/update it. While it is updating, it might seem like terminal is stuck, and towards the end, a number of lines will be printed on your terminal screen. As long as there are no error messages towards the end of the output (and your prompt has returned), you can assume that everything went well.

• blogdown

  To install blogdown and its dependencies, open RStudio and type the following into the console:

  install.packages("blogdown", dependencies = TRUE)
  

• Hugo

  The easiest way to install Hugo is through blogdown. In RStudio, execute the following command:

  blogdown::install_hugo()
  

• GitHub

  This is not an installation as much as it is a reminder that you need to have a Github account and to know your password.