Re: Debian iso for machine learning?

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Sat 03 Sep 2016 at 08:28:23 (+0530), Sivaram Neelakantan wrote:
> 
> 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.

$ 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.

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

Others might respond...

Cheers,
David.