Subject: Debian iso for machine learning?

From: Sivaram Neelakantan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2016 08:28:23 +0530

Is there a distribution specced out for R/Python/Julia based tools
with all their related packages?  I've been trying to do a custom VM
image with the packages installed along with a few editors and doing a
rank amateur muppet job at it.  I'm close to giving up because I've
lost track of what I installed.  Though I should add, that the
installations of the packages have been a breeze without any hiccups.

If there's a distribution aligned for scientific computing or
statistical tools along with the bells and whistles, it'd help.

sivaram
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From: David Wright <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 22:15:44 -0500

> installations of the packages have been a breeze without any hiccups.

$ dpkg -l
will list all the packages on the machine. The files
/var/log/aptitude* track what you install with aptitude, and
/var/log/apt/history* does likewise for apt-get.
/var/log/apt/term* gives a dump of the screen during the latter.
These might help you keep track.

> statistical tools along with the bells and whistles, it'd help.

Others might respond...

Cheers,
David.

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From: Sivaram Neelakantan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2016 13:51:34 +0530

On Fri, Sep 02 2016,David Wright wrote:

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> These might help you keep track.

Thanks for the pointers.  Shall use it to check my installation 

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sivaram
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From: "Neal P. Murphy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 23:12:59 -0400

On Sat, 03 Sep 2016 08:28:23 +0530

> statistical tools along with the bells and whistles, it'd help.

Have you found Debian Science (https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience)?

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From: Sivaram Neelakantan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2016 13:50:32 +0530

On Fri, Sep 02 2016,Neal P. Murphy wrote:

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> Have you found Debian Science (https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience)?

Thanks, I shall try that out.

sivaram
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