R Studio installation issue workaround for Ubuntu 22

If you are facing issues with installing R Studio on Ubuntu 22, and getting this error

Depends: libicu70 (>= 70.1-1~) but it is not installable

Here is a simple workaround that you can follow.

  1. First, follow the steps as outlined in the official website of R Studio

https://cran.rstudio.com/

Then download the ICU v70 from official Ubuntu website.

https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/libicu70

  1. Download the package and install using dpkg
sudo dpkg -i libicu70_70.1-2_amd64.deb
  1. After the installation is complete, run R Studio from the applications menu or by typing rstudio in the terminal.

This workaround should help you install R Studio on Ubuntu 22 without any issues. If you face any problems, feel free to consult the official R Studio documentation or reach out to the community for help.

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