We are now going to install an R environment into a Windows machine and use it on a Qlik Sense Desktop. As the whole package is free, you don't have to worry about licensed software.

When you access the link we mentioned earlier, here is what you see: 

After you download it and run the installer, we are going to see a screen like this. Let's use the English version in this chapter:

Now, we will see the license agreement. By clicking Next, we are accepting the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE:

At this screen, please choose a path outside of Program Files so that we don't need any special administrative rights on the computer:

After doing this, choose all the packages and accept all the default values by pressing Next on every screen. The installation process will take no more than a few minutes:

The installation will begin:

After the installation is complete, click on Finish to exit the setup:

We can run R by running Windows Explorer and going to where we have chosen to install it:

We will be prompted with a screen, just like the one that's shown in the following screenshot:

Type version and hit Enter. You should then see a screen similar to the one that's shown in the following screenshot (this may vary, depending on your configuration). Don't worry about different versions—just check if R is responding to our commands: