Several versions of Rstudio on the same host

RStudio IDE
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Hi all
I need to install several versions of RStudio on the same host. But the installation process is removing the previous version and setting up a new one
Could you please clarify to me if there is a chance to set up at least two versions of the RStudio ?

Thank you

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Hi @vamirov, welcome to the community!

Can you clarify what you mean by installing several versions on the same host? Are you talking about RStudio Server?

Best,
Randy

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Hi @randyzwitch
I mean can I have two several versions of Rstudio desktop on the same windows host?

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I don't think it's possible, though you might be able to get away with it if you use Chocolatey for one install and the standard RStudio installer for the other:

Of course, you could also use Windows Subsystem for Linux and have a Windows and Linux separate versions (I think), run a virtual environment using VirtualBox, and possibly other choices.

What use case are you looking for with two different RStudio versions, replicating past results?

Best,
Randy

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Check out rig which lets you interactively switch between R versions on your system.