Docker containers for R developers
Available containers
Our ultimate goal is to have containers that match all primary CRAN Linux systems and all extra CRAN checks.
Currently we have the following CRAN-like containers:
| CRAN name | R-hub name | OS | R version | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang | ubuntu-clang | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc | ubuntu-gcc12 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| r-patched-linux-x86_64 | ubuntu-next | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R version 4.4.2 Patched (2024-12-13 r87452) | Details |
| r-release-linux-x86_64 | ubuntu-release | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R version 4.4.2 (2024-10-31) | Details |
Plus the following containers for additional CRAN checks:
| CRAN name | R-hub name | Description | OS | R version | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAS | atlas | Tests with alternative BLAS/LAPACK implementations | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| C23 | c23 | Checks of compiling C code in C23 mode | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| clang-ASAN | clang-asan | Tests of memory access errors using AddressSanitizer | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| clang-UBSAN | clang-asan | Tests of memory access errors using Undefined Behavior Sanitizer | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| clang16 | clang16 | Checks with Clang 16.0.0 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| clang17 | clang17 | Checks with LLVM pre-17.0.0 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| clang18 | clang18 | Checks with LLVM pre-18.0.0 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| clang19 | clang19 | Checks with LLVM pre-19.0.0 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| clang20 | clang20 | Checks with LLVM pre-20.0.0 | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, libc++ | R Under development (unstable) (2024-10-09 r87215) | Details |
| donttest | donttest | Tests including \donttest examples |
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| gcc13 | gcc13 | Checks with GCC trunk aka 13.0 | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| gcc14 | gcc14 | Checks with GCC trunk aka 14.0 | Fedora Linux 40 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| Intel | intel | Checks with Intel oneAPI 2023.x compilers | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| MKL | mkl | Tests with alternative BLAS/LAPACK implementations | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| noLD | nold | Tests without long double | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| noRemap | noremap | Compile C++ code with R_NO_REMAP defined | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-19 r87451) | Details |
| noSuggests | nosuggests | Tests without suggested packages | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| rchk | rchk | Checks of native code (C/C++) based on static code analysis | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
| valgrind | valgrind | Tests of memory access errors using valgrind | Fedora Linux 38 (Container Image) | R Under development (unstable) (2024-12-20 r87452) | Details |
And these additional containers:
| R-hub name | Description | OS | R version | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rhel7 | RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 (needs RedHat subscription) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.9 (Maipo) | R version 4.4.2 (2024-10-31) | Details |
| rhel8 | RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 (needs RedHat subscription) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 (Ootpa) | R version 4.4.2 (2024-10-31) | Details |
| rhel9 | RedHat Enterprise Linux 9 (needs RedHat subscription) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 (Plow) | R version 4.4.2 (2024-10-31) | Details |
| s390x | Test on a big-endian platform: s390x Linux | Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | R version 4.1.2 (2021-11-01) | Details |
| centos7 | Test R on CentOS 7 (equivalent to RHEL 7), w/ multiple R versions | CentOS Linux 7 (Core) | Last 5 releases, R-next, R-devel | Details |
All containers are available from Docker Hub and from Github Packages.
See the containers page for more data about the containers.
Usage
You can use these containers on your machine, or on GitHub Actions.