[ENH] Facilitate local setup for R/Julia users

[acocac]

The issue reported below highlights one of the main difficulties to start contributing with non-python notebooks. I list below some potential solutions (and their level of difficulty):

• Add a new section in EDS book pointing to external resources how to setup non-python kernels and packages in Anaconda (+)

• Add a new section in EDS book with own tutorial how to setup non-python and packages in Anaconda (++)

• Create docker images with ready-to-use environments and notebook templates (+++). Some inspiration from the Journal of Digital History

          Hi @acocac, thank you for checking in. Work has been a little bit crazy, but thank you for following up on this. I don't think the issue is with the R notebook repository template itself, but rather it is my own inexperience in using Jupyter notebooks and Anaconda. I didn't know that it was necessary to install packages in an Anaconda environment and run an environment before opening the notebook, etc, so it has been a bit of a learning curve for me. But it's always good to learn new things. I have been able to run a Jupyter kernel in R, and to install most of the R packages that are needed. I will keep working on this, sorry again for the delay!
  

Originally posted by @Jacqui-123 in #175 (comment)