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## Configuring R and Rstudio (Linux)

- [Installing xlsx and XML packages on Debian Wheezy](http://allanino.me/blog/programming/installing-some-r-packages/)
- [Installing Some Basic R Packages in Ubuntu; Ibrahim El Merehbi]( http://elmerehbi.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/installing-some-basic-r-packages-in-ubuntu)


## Troubleshooting
- [Windows batch file to work around RStudio startup issues](https://github.com/stepds/contrib-DataScienceSpecialization/blob/master/README.md)

## Pre-built virtual machines for R development.
- [Here's a pre-built lightweight Linux machine with R and Rstudio already installed](https://github.com/queirozfcom/r-box). You just need to install [vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/downloads.html), download (or clone) the github repository and you'll get a clean ubuntu machine with the tools you'll need for the assignments. 

- [Data Science Appliance](http://datascienceappliance.com/) - A perfectly provisioned virtual machine for data scientists.

- [Data Science Toolbox](http://datasciencetoolbox.org/) - A virtual environment that allows you to start doing data science in a matter of minutes.