What is the latest version of RStudio Server that can be installed on Ubuntu 18.04?

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Hi,

I encountered a warning message below when I tried using RStudio 2021.09.2+382 on Ubuntu 18.04.

Warning message:
R graphics engine version 16 is not supported by this version of RStudio. The Plots tab will be disabled until a newer version of RStudio is installed.

I think I have to install a newer version of RStudio Server.
But, it seems that the current version of RStudio Server (v2024.12.0+467) requires Ubuntu 20, 22, or 24.

Therefore, I'd like to know the latest version of RStudio Server that can be installed on Ubuntu 18.04.

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I believe the last version where we provided an Ubuntu-18 specific build of RStudio Server was 2023.03 (Cherry Blossom). I don't know if that is new enough to handle the newer version of R that you are using, but if you want to try: Ubuntu 18/20.

Note, this version is no longer supported, so this is "use at your own risk".

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FYI, general info on how long we support various Linux distros: Platform Support – Posit Docs.

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Thank you for your reply.

I had installed 2023.03 (Cherry Blossom), but this version did not work for R version 4.4.2.

So, I tried installing RStudio 2023.06.0+583 available at Ubuntu 20. There have been no problems in installing and using this version of RStudio Server on Ubuntu 18.04 (no warning message regarding R graphics engine version).

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