Installation

TypR installs with one command. No Rust, no Docker, no manual download — the script fetches the right binary for your machine, checks its SHA-256 checksum, and puts it in your user folder. It never asks for administrator rights.

Just want to look around first? Try the playground in your browser — nothing to install.

1. Install TypR

Linux and macOS

Open a terminal and run:

curl -fsSL https://we-data-ch.github.io/typr.github.io/install/install.sh | sh

The binary lands in ~/.local/bin. On Linux you get a statically linked (musl) build that starts on Rocky 9, Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, Alpine and anything more recent — no glibc requirement.

Windows

Open PowerShell (it ships with Windows 10 and later) and run:

irm https://we-data-ch.github.io/typr.github.io/install/install.ps1 | iex

The binary lands in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\typr, which is added to your user PATH. PowerShell may warn that the script is unsigned: check that the address is the one above, then confirm.

Prefer a package manager?

Tool	Command	Systems
Homebrew	brew install we-data-ch/typr/typr	macOS
WinGet	winget install we-data-ch.TypR	Windows
Scoop	scoop bucket add typr https://github.com/we-data-ch/scoop-bucket scoop install typr	Windows

Updates then go through the same tool (brew upgrade typr, winget upgrade we-data-ch.TypR, scoop update typr).

2. Check that it works

Open a new terminal (so the updated PATH is picked up) and run:

typr --version

It should print a version number. If it says typr: command not found, see Troubleshooting.

Then head to Getting started, or install your editor integration.

3. Install R

TypR compiles to R, so you also need a recent version of R to run the result. If you don't have it yet, follow this guide (it covers RStudio too).

Options

Both scripts take the same options.

Option	Effect
--version vX.Y.Z	install a specific release instead of the latest
--channel beta	install the latest prerelease
--dry-run	print what would happen, download nothing
--gnu	Linux and macOS only: glibc build instead of musl
--help	show the script's help

To pass an option to the shell script, add -s -- after sh:

curl -fsSL https://we-data-ch.github.io/typr.github.io/install/install.sh | sh -s -- --version vX.Y.Z

Substitute the tag you want — the ones published are listed on the releases page. Leaving the option off installs the latest one, which is what you want unless you have a reason.

On PowerShell the options are spelled -Version, -Channel, -DryRun and -Gnu. They cannot be forwarded through irm … | iex, so download the script first and run it as a file:

irm https://we-data-ch.github.io/typr.github.io/install/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1
.\install.ps1 -Version vX.Y.Z

Two environment variables work with both scripts:

Variable	Effect
TYPR_INSTALL_DIR	install into this folder instead of the default
TYPR_INSTALL_VERIFY=0	skip the SHA-256 check (only to diagnose a network problem)

What the script does to your machine

• Downloads the archive for your system from the GitHub release and verifies it against the release's checksums.txt. It stops if the checksum is missing or malformed.
• On Linux and macOS, writes only ~/.local/bin/typr. It does not edit your shell profile: if ~/.local/bin is not already on your PATH, it prints the exact line to add to ~/.profile or ~/.zshrc.
• On Windows, writes the binary and adds its folder to your user PATH in the registry.
• Removes its temporary download folder, on success and on failure.

To uninstall, delete the typr binary (and, on Windows, its folder from your PATH), or use your package manager's uninstall command.

Other ways to install

Download a release by hand

Binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux (x86_64 and aarch64) are on the release page, next to a checksums.txt. To verify an archive yourself:

curl -fsSLO https://github.com/we-data-ch/typr/releases/latest/download/checksums.txt
grep "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" checksums.txt
sha256sum typr-*-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

The two hashes must match.

With Cargo (Rust)

If you already have Rust:

cargo install typr

With Docker

docker pull fabricehategekimana/typr:latest
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace fabricehategekimana/typr:latest

Troubleshooting

typr: command not found — the install folder is not on the PATH of this terminal. Open a new terminal; on Linux and macOS, if it still fails, add the line the installer printed to ~/.profile or ~/.zshrc. You can always run ~/.local/bin/typr directly.

GLIBC_2.39 not found — you are running an older, glibc-linked build. Re-run the install command without --gnu: the default build is static and has no glibc requirement.

The download fails although the network works — set TYPR_INSTALL_VERIFY=0 once to confirm the cause, then remove it. It disables the only protection against a tampered archive, so don't leave it on.

PowerShell security warning — the script is not code-signed. irm … | iex runs downloaded code, which is the usual trade-off of a one-liner. If you would rather read it first, use the -OutFile form above, open install.ps1, then run it.

Exit codes — 0 success; 1 environment or verification problem (no network, release not found, bad checksum); 2 bad command line (unknown option, missing argument).