Workshop Software Installation

Gephi (Windows and Mac)

Instructions for installing Gephi on either Windows or Mac can be found at the Gephi website.

R QDA (Windows Users)

Full installation instructions are at http://rqda.r-forge.r-project.org/, but if that looks too intimidating please install the basic software (GTK and R on Windows; or XQuartz, GTK+, and R for Mac) before the conference:

  1. Go to http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gladewin32/gtk-2.10.11-win32-1.exe?modtime=1175123376&big_mirror=0 and wait 3-6 seconds. A window should pop up asking if you want to Save File “gtk-2.10.11-win32-1.exe which is a binary file (6.4MB)”. It is not necessary to click on the advertisement buttons on this website! Just wait for the automatic timer to launch the download window. Click Save File, then go to your downloads folder to open it.
  2. Go to https://cran.r-project.org/ and click Download R for Windows, then Install R for the first time, then Download R 3.5.0 for Windows. Click Save File and then go to your downloads folder and open the R-3.5.0-win.exe file to install it.

R QDA (Mac Users)

Complete these steps in order and do not move on to the next step until current step is complete. The process will take approximately 25-30 minutes total (not all active time).

Some of these steps require the use of Terminal. During these steps, please wait until one command finishes before moving onto the next step. A command is finished when you are presented with a new line ending with your username and a dollar sign (e.g. computer-name:~ username$)

  1. Install XCode from Mac App Store.
    • Open Finder > Applications > App Store
    • Search for “XCode” — it’s the first result and its icon is a hammer with a blueprint
    • Click on “Get” and then “Install App.” You will be prompted to enter your Apple ID and password (if you don’t have one, you’ll need to create one). Wait for XCode to install (this may take ~20 min or so).
  2. Download and install XQuartz-2.7.7. After this installation is complete, you will be prompted to log out and log back in to your computer.
  3. Download and install MacPort.
  4. Install Homebrew via the Terminal by running: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
    • Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal
    • Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window and hit return: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
    • Enter your computer’s login password if prompted and hit return. The screen will not provide any feedback as you type!
    • The command will run and finish without further input needed from you.
  5. Open Terminal and run: sudo xcodebuild --license
    • Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal (or use the same Terminal window from the step above)
    • Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window and hit return: sudo xcodebuild --license
    • Enter your computer’s login password if prompted and hit return. The screen will not provide any feedback as you type!
    • The command will run and finish without further input needed from you.
  6. Open Terminal and run: brew install pkgconfig
    • Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal (or use the same Terminal window from the step above)
    • Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window and hit return: brew install pkgconfig
    • Enter your computer’s login password if prompted and hit return. The screen will not provide any feedback as you type!
    • The command will run and finish without further input needed from you.
  7. Open Terminal and run: brew install gtk+
    • Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal (or use the same Terminal window from the step above)\
    • Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window and hit return: brew install gtk+
    • Enter your computer’s login password if prompted and hit return. The screen will not provide any feedback as you type!
    • The command will run and finish without further input needed from you.
  8. Download and install the binary version of R.
  9. Open R and install RQDA: install.packages('RQDA')
    • Open Finder > Applications > R
    • Copy and paste the following command into the R window after the > symbol and hit return: install.packages('RQDA')
    • A command is finished when you are presented with a new line with a > symbol in black text.
  10. Copy and paste the following command into the R window after the > symbol and hit return: library(RQDA)