Here’s how to upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra. Download High Sierra from the App Store. High Sierra is available for download from the App Store. To get it, follow these steps: Open the Mac App Store by simply clicking on the App Store icon in the dock. Navigate to the Featured tab. Find macOS Sierra in the rightmost column and click on it.
El Capitan is available September 30 as a free update from the Mac App Store. Cons iCloud: iCloud is a blessing for those who want access to their content from a connected Apple device. Download & Update OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan The easiest way for Mac users to get OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 is through the Software Update mechanism of the App Store: Start a backup with Time Machine or back up the Mac with your desired method if you haven’t done so yet. Download the latest version of OS X El Capitan Security Updates for Mac for free. Read 95 user reviews and compare with similar apps on MacUpdate.
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This directory contains binaries for a base distribution and packages to run on macOS. Releases for old Mac OS X systems (through Mac OS X 10.5) and PowerPC Macs can be found in the old directory.
Note: Although we take precautions when assembling binaries, please use the normal precautions with downloaded executables.
Package binaries for R versions older than 3.2.0 are only available from the CRAN archive so users of such versions should adjust the CRAN mirror setting (https://cran-archive.r-project.org) accordingly.
R 4.1.1 'Kick Things' released on 2021/08/10
Please check the SHA1 checksum of the downloaded image to ensure that it has not been tampered with or corrupted during the mirroring process. For example type
openssl sha1 R-4.1.1.pkg
in the Terminal application to print the SHA1 checksum for the R-4.1.1.pkg image. On Mac OS X 10.7 and later you can also validate the signature using
pkgutil --check-signature R-4.1.1.pkg
Latest release:
| R-4.1.1.pkg (notarized and signed) SHA1-hash: d0eed7d0755bc80911acb616508d41e1396f810e (ca. 86MB) | R 4.1.1 binary for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and higher, Intel 64-bit build, signed and notarized package. Contains R 4.1.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.77 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.6 X11 libraries and Texinfo 6.7. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', they are only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. Note: the use of X11 (including tcltk) requires XQuartz to be installed since it is no longer part of OS X. Always re-install XQuartz when upgrading your macOS to a new major version. This release supports Intel Macs, but it is also known to work using Rosetta2 on M1-based Macs. For native Apple silicon arm64 binary see below. Important: this release uses Xcode 12.4 and GNU Fortran 8.2. If you wish to compile R packages from sources, you may need to download GNU Fortran 8.2 - see the tools directory. |
| R-4.1.1-arm64.pkg (notarized and signed) SHA1-hash: e58f4b78f9e4d347a12cc9160ee69d3d23e69f3b (ca. 87MB) | R 4.1.1 binary for macOS 11 (Big Sur) and higher, Apple silicon arm64 build, signed and notarized package. Contains R 4.1.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.77 for Apple silicon Macs (M1 and higher), Tcl/Tk 8.6.11 X11 libraries and Texinfo 6.7. Important: this version does NOT work on older Intel-based Macs. Note: the use of X11 (including tcltk) requires XQuartz. Always re-install XQuartz when upgrading your macOS to a new major version. This release uses Xcode 12.4 and experimental GNU Fortran 11 arm64 fork. If you wish to compile R packages from sources, you may need to download GNU Fortran for arm64 from https://mac.R-project.org/libs-arm64. Any external libraries and tools are expected to live in /opt/R/arm64 to not conflict with Intel-based software and this build will not use /usr/local to avoid such conflicts. |
| NEWS (for Mac GUI) | News features and changes in the R.app Mac GUI |
| Mac-GUI-1.76.tar.gz SHA1-hash: 304980f3dab7a111534daead997b8df594c60131 | Sources for the R.app GUI 1.76 for macOS. This file is only needed if you want to join the development of the GUI (see also Mac-GUI repository), it is not intended for regular users. Read the INSTALL file for further instructions. |
Note: Previous R versions for El Capitan can be found in the el-capitan/base directory.Binaries for legacy OS X systems: | |
| R-3.6.3.nn.pkg (signed) SHA1-hash: c462c9b1f9b45d778f05b8d9aa25a9123b3557c4 (ca. 77MB) | R 3.6.3 binary for OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and higher, signed package. Contains R 3.6.3 framework, R.app GUI 1.70 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.6 X11 libraries and Texinfo 5.2. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', they are only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. |
| R-3.3.3.pkg MD5-hash: 893ba010f303e666e19f86e4800f1fbf SHA1-hash: 5ae71b000b15805f95f38c08c45972d51ce3d027 (ca. 71MB) | R 3.3.3 binary for Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and higher, signed package. Contains R 3.3.3 framework, R.app GUI 1.69 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.0 X11 libraries and Texinfo 5.2. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', it is only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. Note: the use of X11 (including tcltk) requires XQuartz to be installed since it is no longer part of OS X. Always re-install XQuartz when upgrading your OS X to a new major version. |
| R-3.2.1-snowleopard.pkg MD5-hash: 58fe9d01314d9cb75ff80ccfb914fd65 SHA1-hash: be6e91db12bac22a324f0cb51c7efa9063ece0d0 (ca. 68MB) | R 3.2.1 legacy binary for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.8 (Mountain Lion), signed package. Contains R 3.2.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.66 in 64-bit for Intel Macs. This package contains the R framework, 64-bit GUI (R.app), Tcl/Tk 8.6.0 X11 libraries and Texinfop 5.2. GNU Fortran is NOT included (needed if you want to compile packages from sources that contain FORTRAN code) please see the tools directory. NOTE: the binary support for OS X before Mavericks is being phased out, we do not expect further releases! |
The new R.app Cocoa GUI has been written by Simon Urbanek and Stefano Iacus with contributions from many developers and translators world-wide, see 'About R' in the GUI.Subdirectories:
| tools | Additional tools necessary for building R for Mac OS X: Universal GNU Fortran compiler for Mac OS X (see R for Mac tools page for details). |
| base | Binaries of R builds for macOS 10.13 or higher (High Sierra), Intel build |
| contrib | Binaries of package builds for macOS 10.13 or higher (High Sierra), Intel build |
| big-sur-arm64 | Binaries for macOS 11 or higher (Big Sur) for arm64-based Macs (aka Apple silicon such as the M1 chip) |
| el-capitan | Binaries of package builds for OS X 10.11 or higher (El Capitan build) |
| mavericks | Binaries of package builds for Mac OS X 10.9 or higher (Mavericks build) |
| old | Previously released R versions for Mac OS X |
You may also want to read the R FAQ and R for Mac OS X FAQ. For discussion of Mac-related topics and reporting Mac-specific bugs, please use the R-SIG-Mac mailing list.
Information, tools and most recent daily builds of the R GUI, R-patched and R-devel can be found at http://mac.R-project.org/. Please visit that page especially during beta stages to help us test the macOS binaries before final release!
Package maintainers should visit CRAN check summary page to see whether their package is compatible with the current build of R for macOS.
El Capitan Update Problems
Binary libraries for dependencies not present here are available from http://mac.R-project.org/libs and corresponding sources at http://mac.R-project.org/src.
Last modified: 2021/05/20, by Simon Urbanek
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- Reinstall El Capitan on a computer alreadyrunning it
Upgrade from previous versions to OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- From the Apple menu, select App Store....
- When the App Store opens, search for and download El Capitan. If you don't already have an Apple ID, you'll need to create one. You can monitor the download process in the 'Purchased' section of the App Store.
- Once the download is complete, the installer should automatically open.
If it doesn't, or you don't want to complete the installation at this time, you can come back later and double-click Install OS X El Capitan in your
Applicationsfolder.Within the installer, click Continue, agree to the license agreement, and then choose the disk where you want to install El Capitan.
After you begin the installation, your computer may need to restart more than once before finishing, and then you may be asked to enter basic information.
- From the Apple menu, select App Store..., and then install any available updates.
Reinstall El Capitan on a computer already running it
Reinstall while keeping files, applications, and settings
- Restart your computer, and immediately hold down
command-runtil the gray Apple logo appears. - If prompted, select your main language and then click the arrow.
- Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue. Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your hard disk. Click Install, and enter your Apple ID information if prompted.
- When the installation is complete, select App Store... from the Apple menu, and install any available updates.
Reinstall while erasing everything on your computer
Yosemite To El Capitan Update Download
Restart your computer, and immediately hold down
command-runtil the gray Apple logo appears.- If you see a screen asking you to select your main language, choose it, and then click the arrow.
- Click Disk Utility, and then Continue.
- In Disk Utility:
- Click your hard disk in the left column, and then click the Erase tab.
- Next to 'Format:', make sure OS X Extended (Journaled) is selected. In the 'Name:' field, give your disk a name. Click Erase.
- Once it's completed, quit Disk Utility.
- Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue:
- Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your hard disk.
- Click Install. If prompted, enter your Apple ID information.
- Once the installation is complete, you'll be asked to enter basic information, and have the option to transfer data from another computer or backup.
- From the Apple menu, select App Store, and then install any available updates.