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Fix install instructions for MXNET-R #11976

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fix install instructions for MXNET-R
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fix install instructions for MXNET-R
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fix default cuda version for MXNet-R
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13 changes: 7 additions & 6 deletions docs/install/index.md
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Install the latest version (3.5.1+) of R from [CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/).
You can [build MXNet-R from source](windows_setup.html#install-the-mxnet-package-for-r), or you can use a pre-built binary:
You can [build MXNet-R from source](windows_setup.html#install-mxnet-package-for-r), or you can use a pre-built binary:

```r
cran <- getOption("repos")
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<div class="gpu">

You can [build MXNet-R from source](windows_setup.html#install-the-mxnet-package-for-r), or you can use a pre-built binary:
You can [build MXNet-R from source](windows_setup.html#install-mxnet-package-for-r), or you can use a pre-built binary:

```r
cran <- getOption("repos")
cran["dmlc"] <- "https://apache-mxnet.s3-accelerate.dualstack.amazonaws.com/R/CRAN/GPU"
options(repos = cran)
install.packages("mxnet")
cran <- getOption("repos")
cran["dmlc"] <- "https://apache-mxnet.s3-accelerate.dualstack.amazonaws.com/R/CRAN/GPU/cu80"
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I would think that you would want to default to the recommended package, which isn't the old cu80, right? Why not make that cu92?

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Makes sense.

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Done

options(repos = cran)
install.packages("mxnet")
```
Change cu80 to cu90, cu91 or cu92 based on your CUDA toolkit version. Currently, MXNet supports these versions of CUDA.

</div> <!-- END of GPU -->
</div> <!-- END - Windows R -->
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```r
cran <- getOption("repos")
cran["dmlc"] <- "https://apache-mxnet.s3-accelerate.dualstack.amazonaws.com/R/CRAN/GPU/cuX"
cran["dmlc"] <- "https://apache-mxnet.s3-accelerate.dualstack.amazonaws.com/R/CRAN/GPU/cu80"
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Default to cu92?

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done

options(repos = cran)
install.packages("mxnet")
```
Change X to 80,90,91 or 92 based on your CUDA toolkit version. Currently, MXNet supports these versions of CUDA.
Change cu80 to cu90, cu91 or cu92 based on your CUDA toolkit version. Currently, MXNet supports these versions of CUDA.
#### Building MXNet from Source Code(GPU)
After you have installed above software, continue with the following steps to build MXNet-R:
1. Clone the MXNet github repo.
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