diff --git a/install.R b/install.R
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+#!/usr/bin/env Rscript
+
+# Function to install R packages
+install_packages_with_versions <- function(packages) {
+  available <- available.packages()
+  to_install <- names(packages)[!(names(packages) %in% rownames(installed.packages()))]
+
+  if (length(to_install) > 0) {
+    install.packages(to_install, available = available,
+                     versions = packages[to_install],
+                     dependencies = TRUE)
+  } else {
+    cat("All packages are already installed.\n")
+  }
+}
+
+# List of packages to ensure are installed
+required_packages <- c("remotes", "devtools")
+
+# Check and install required packages
+new_packages <- required_packages[!sapply(required_packages, requireNamespace, quietly = TRUE)]
+if (length(new_packages) > 0) {
+  install.packages(new_packages)
+}
+
+packages = list(
+  "IRkernel" = "1.3.2",         # required for jupyter R kernel
+  # ESPM-157, Spring 2025
+  # https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/6617
+  "duckdbfs" = "0.0.9",
+  "gdalcubes" = "0.7.0",
+  "mapgl" = "0.2.0",
+  "minioclient" = "0.0.6",
+  "rstac" = "1.0.1",
+  "sf" = "1.0-19",
+  "stars" = "0.6-7",
+  "terra" = "1.8-10",
+  "tidyverse" = "2.0.0"
+  # /ESPM-157
+
+  # Ensure that every entry have a comma, except the last one.
+)
+
+install_packages_with_versions(packages)
diff --git a/runtime.txt b/runtime.txt
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+r-4.4.2-2025-01-14