If it helps, here's the list of applications that make up my statistical computing environment. I also tend to develop in R Studio, but implement things via batch files that work outside of R Studio.
Name | Purpose | License | Minimum Version |
---|---|---|---|
R | Literate Statistical Programming | GNU GPL | 3.2.1 |
R Studio | IDE | AGPL | 0.99.467 |
Rtools | R package development | GNU GPL | 33 |
JAGS | Bayesian statistical analysis | GNU GPL, MIT | 4.0 |
MiKTeX | Document rendering | Freely distributable | 2.9 |
Pandoc | Document rendering | GNU GPL | 1.15 |
Strawberry Perl | Enhances text searching in R | GNU GPL | 5.22 |
FFMPEG | Animated plotting | LGPL | 2015-09-28 |
PuTTY | SSH Client for Distributed Computing | MIT | 0.66 |
Bitvise SSH Server | SSH Server for distributed computing | EULA | 6.45 |
I operate on Windows operating systems.
I have a document somewhere that I had approved for external distribution. It goes through all of the software in my statistical computing environment and some installation instructions specific to Windows. If I can find it, I'll post it here. I'd strongly recommend developing such a document so that you can find your own internal reference with all the tools you need to get things done.