How to install R kernel in JupyterLab from a different conda environment?

[sorenwacker]

There are many descriptions on how to install the R kernel in JupyterLab available such as this. However, all these descriptions use the same environment for Python and R. That can lead to many version conflicts and limitations. Therefore, I would prefer to install R in a clean environment without too many unrelated Python packages. With ipython kernel install --user --name="R" only the currently activated Python kernel gets installed. Is there a way to do that with the R kernel as well?

[krassowski]

Would https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/nb_conda_kernels help you? Still this might be better answered by IRkernel developers.