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Zero-install

Zip file (only for Windows)

Remarks: - It is not necessary to already have R installed.
- For now, Zero-install is only available for Microsoft Windows machines.
- At first launch, an internet connection is necessary to finish the install.
- To ensure full compatibility and debugging, the zip file may be available up to few weeks after each Bioconductor release.

Just download the zip file below and unzip it! The unzipped folder contains an executable file which directly launches Prostar.

Download Prostar 1.38.1 zip file (Release date: 25/11/2024)

Download Prostar4metabolomics 1.22.8 zip file (Release date: 22/06/2021)

Bioconductor installs

Only stand-alone install is detailed below. For server install, please refer to the user manual. This type of install works with any operating system among Unix/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. However, it is necessary to have the latest version of R (>= 4.4.0 for Prostar 1.38.x) installed in a directory where the user has read/write permissions.

  1. Install Bioconductor package manager with the following commands (see this page for details):
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
    install.packages("BiocManager")
BiocManager::install(version='3.20')
  1. Install Prostar:
BiocManager::install("Prostar")
  1. Launch Prostar:
library(Prostar)
Prostar()

Github installs

pkgs <- c('edyp-lab/DAPARdata', 'edyp-lab/DAPAR', 'edyp-lab/Prostar')
install.packages('remotes')
remotes::install_github(pkgs, dependencies = TRUE, ref = 'RELEASE_3_20')
Prostar::Prostar()