Microsoft R Open 3.3.3 now available

Microsoft R Open (MRO), Microsoft's enhanced distribution of open source R, has been upgraded to version 3.3.3, and is now available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update upgrades the R language engine to R 3.3.3, upgrades the installer, and updates the bundled packages.

R 3.3.3 makes just a few minor fixes compared to R 3.3.2 (see the full list of changes here), so you shouldn't encounter any compatibility issues when upgrading from MRO 3.3.2. For CRAN packages, MRO 3.3.3 points to CRAN snapshot taken on March 15, 2017 but as always, you can use the built-in checkpoint package to access packages from an earlier date (for compatibility) or a later date (to access new and updated packages). 

MRO is supported on Windows, Mac and Linux. MRO 3.3.3 is 100% compatible with R 3.3.3, and you can use it with any of the 10,000+ packages available on CRAN. Here are some highlights of new packages released since the last MRO update.

We hope you find Microsoft R Open useful, and if you have any comments or questions please visit the Microsoft R Open forum. To download Microsoft R Open, simply follow the link below.

MRAN: Download Microsoft R Open

 

Comments

[Kevin Wright]

David, can you offer some commentary on why the download file is exploding in size and what will be done to get that growth under control?

R 3.3.0 53 MB
R 3.3.1 131 MB
R 3.3.2 224 MB
R 3.3.3 314 MB

[patricio fuenmayor]

Hi, this version have problems in the installation.
Wait a few days while troubleshooting.

[David Smith]

@patricio, there were some issues with the installer when it was first posted a couple of days ago, but they have since been resolved. If you're still having problems, can you provide details in the forum so we can follow up? Thanks.